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Module Detail
Title Offshore Engineering
(maximum 50 characters)

Description
Stability of floating structures. Mooring of floating structures subjected to current- and
wind-induced forces. Wave-induced forces (Morisons equation) on framed structures
whose members have circular cross-sections. Wind-induced waves. Waves as a
random process. Wave energy devices. United Nations Law of the Sea applied to
Irelands continental shelf. Ellipsoidal model for the Earth.
(brief description of the content of the module between 75 150 words)

*Note Field to indicate taught through Irish/English/Erasmus

English
Course Instances (s)

Module version number and date approved

xx/xx/2012
*

MECivil

1SPE, 2SPE, 3SPE, 4SPE

xx/xx/2012
xx/xx/2012

Date Retired

Module Owner / Lecturer

Module Administrator Details

Civil Engineering/Tom Mullarkey

Brid Flaherty

Please specify main contact person(s) for exam related queries and contact number /email

Module Code
(

Office use only)

Module Type

ECTS

Core= Student must take the module

Optional = Choice for Student

Multiple of 5 ects

5 ects

Optional for
Core for

Course Requirement 40%

(i.e. where a module has to be passed at 40%)

Semester Taught

Semester Examined

Semester 2

Semester 2
Modules

Modules

Modules

Assessment Type

Exam Session

Duration

1 Sitting

Written Paper

Semester 2

2 Hours

2nd Sitting

Written Paper

Autumn

2 Hours

Bonded Modules

Shared Material Bond

Requisite(s)

Co-Req.
If they take module X they must
take module Y

Pre-Req
The student must have taken and
passed a module in previous year

Excl.Req.
If they take module X they
CANNOT take module Y

Module Assessment
st

(modules which are to be

examined at the same date and
time)

4BSE Offshore Energy II

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Workload:
ECTS credits represent the student workload for the programme of study, i.e. the total time
the student spends engaged in learning activities. This includes formal teaching, homework,
self-directed study and assessment.
Modules are assigned credits that are whole number multiples of 5.
One credit is equivalent to 20-25 hours of work. An undergraduate years work of 60 credits is
equivalent to 1200 to 1500 hours or 40 to 50 hours of work per week for two 15 week
semesters (12 weeks of teaching, 3 weeks study and formal examinations).

Module Schedule
No. of Lectures Hours 24
No. of Tutorials Hours 12
No. of Labs Hours

Recommended No. of self study

hours 80
Other educational activities(Describe)
and hours allocated

Lecture Duration
Tutorial Duration
Lab Duration
Placement(s) hours

1 hr
1hr

*Total range of hours to be automatically totalled (min amount to be hit)

Module Learning Outcomes

(CAN BE EXPANDED)

On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:

1 Describe the three-dimensional motion of floating bodies (surging, swaying,
heaving, rolling, pitching, and yawing) such as barges, cylinders, ships, and tension
leg platforms; explain and use the six equilibrium equations for a floating body.
2 Display the shape of a mooring line connecting a floating body to an anchor; design
a complete mooring system, including the environmental forces on the floating body,
the link size of the mooring chain, the weight per unit length of mooring chain, the
required length of mooring chain subject to various constraints; specify constraints
such as the angle between the seabed and the mooring chain at the anchor, the
maximum distance in plan between the anchor and the floating body.
3 Design the fendering system and berthing dolphins for a berthing ship.
4 Explain, formulate and calculate nonlinear dynamics of moored floating bodies
using perturbation.
5 Explain, formulate and calculate the in-line force on the cross-section of a structural
member through the use of Morisons equation together with Cd and Cm values
appropriate to that section, and the transverse force through the use of the
appropriate lift coefficient.
6 Predict the significant wave height and period for given wind conditions such as
fetch, duration, wind speed, and decay distance; formulate the wave spectrum
corresponding to particular wind conditions; calculate the temporal wave series
corresponding to a particular spectrum; waves as a random process.
7 Describe and illustrate the nine or so basic wave energy conversion techniques;
define the basic and advanced electromechanical energy conversion techniques.
8 Explain the United Nations Law of the Sea and apply it to Irelands continental
shelf.
9 Explain, formulate and do calculations on the earths model as set down in the Law
of the Sea.
Module Learning, Coursework and Assessment
Learning Outcomes at module level should be capable of being assessed. Please indicate assessment methods and the outcomes they will assess

Assessment type,

eg. End of year exam, group project

Outcomes
assessed

% weighting

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Written Paper

all

100

Indicative Content (Marketing Description and content)

Stability of floating structures. Mooring of floating structures subjected to current- and
wind-induced forces. Wave-induced forces (Morisons equation) on framed structures
whose members have circular cross-sections. Wind-induced waves. Waves as a
random process. Wave energy devices. United Nations Law of the Sea applied to
Irelands continental shelf. Ellipsoidal model for the Earth.

Module Resources
Suggested Reading Lists

Library

Physical (e.g. AVs)

Essential Texts:
Lecture Notes
1. Electronic Interactive Coastal Engineering Manual
Veritech
Veritech
Recommended Texts:
2. Coastal Engineering Manual
US Army Corps of
Engineers
US Army
3. Mechanics of Wave forces on Offshore structures
Sarpkaya and Isaacson
Van Nostrand
Reinhold
4. Handbook of Ocean and Underwater Engineering
Myers, Holm, and McAllister McGraw-hill
5. Ocean Wave Energy Conversion McCormick
John Wiley
6. United Nations Law of Sea United Nations
United Nations
Journal

IT (e.g. software + version)

Admin

FOR COLLEGE USE ONLY

Student Quota

Quota

(where applicable only)

(identify number per module where applicable only)

Module:

Number:

Discipline involved in Teaching

Share of FTE

*(drop down for disciplines within school)

civil

*(% out of 1)
100

RGAM

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Notes on some fields are for the technical side when considering which
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