Analysis of Maritime Systems

Instructor:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
Dr.-Ing. Robinson Perić

Course Format:

2 hours Lecture, 1 hour Exercise

Period:

Summer Semester

Language:

German

Prerequisites:

Knowledge in analysis (series, periodic functions, continuity, differentiability, integration, multiple variables), differential equations (ordinaray and partial differential equations, boundary value problems, initial conditions and eigenvalue problems), Basics of maritime technology

Contents:

1. Hydromechanic Analysis

- Wave theories

- Hydrostatic/hydrodynamic Analysis (Buoyoncy, Stability, Methods of Hydrodynamic Analysis, Froude-Krylov Force, Morison's Equation, Radiation and Diffraction, transparent/compact Structures)

2. Aeromechanic Analysis

- Planetary Boundary Layer

- Simplified Description of Wind Loads

- Stochastic Models

3. Evaluation of Offshore Structures: Reliability Techniques (Security, Reliability, Disposability)

- Short-Term Statistics

- Long-Term Statistics and Extreme Events

Objectives:

Basic skills: Techniques for the analysis of offshore systems

Methodological skills: Modeling and evaluation of dynamic systems

System-oriented skills: system-oriented thinking, decomposition of complex systems

Performance Record:

Written or oral exam

ECTS Credit Points:

4.00

Workload:

120 hours total

Further Information:

http://www.tuhh.de/~fdske/ger/lehre.html

Contact:

m.abdel-maksoud@tuhh.de