LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course the student:
- understands the physics of both intact and damaged ship stability
- knows how ship stability issues need to be considered in ship design
- can interpret the background and meaning of ship various stability regulations
- can apply this knowledge on design and stability analyses of own ship project.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 23.10.2023 - 20.02.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pekka Ruponen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Hydrostatics of floating objects. Stability of an intact ship, including dynamic roll motion and stability failure modes in waves. Ship subdivision and damage stability, including probabilistic damage stability calculations.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Examination. Compulsory exercises.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hours 50
Independent work 85
In total 135 hours (5 cr. = 135 hours)
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II - Spring III
2023-2024 Autumn II - Spring IIIEnrollment :
Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).