General information:

Lecture and exercise notes can be retrieved at Stud.Ip.

Content:

1. Introduction
2. Basic equations of elastostatics
3. Approximation procedures
4. The finite element method
5. Mechanical models and finite elements for thin-walled structures
6. Application to ships and offshore structures

Educational Objectives:

Theoretical Knowledge

Students are able to

• give an overview of the basics of structural mechanics for the analysis of ships and offshore structures.
• explain structural models for thin-walled structures.
• specify problems of linear structural analysis, to identify them in a given situation and to explain their mathematical and mechanical background.
• classify finite elements with respect to their suitability for the structural analysis of ships and offshore structures.

Capabilities

Students are able to

• model linear structural problems of ships and offshore structures.
• select a suitable finite element formulation for a given linear problem of structural mechanics .
• apply finite element procedures to the linear structural analysis of ships and offshore structures.
• verify and critically judge the results of linear finite element computations.
• transfer their knowledge of linear structural analysis with finite elements to new problems.

Personal Competence

Social Competence

Students are able to

• solve problems in heterogeneous groups and to document the corresponding results.
• share new knowledge with group members.

Autonomy

Students are able to

• assess their knowledge by means of exercises and E-Learning.