CEVE 596-496 OFFSHORE AND MARINE SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING
Fall 2007
TTR
5:00 to 6:15 pm Room: Ryon 201
Instructor: Prof. S. Nagarajaiah
Dept. of Civil
& Env. Eng. and Mech. Eng. & Mat. Sc.
216 Ryon
713-348-6207
nagaraja@rice.edu
Course
Content: Introduction to offshore and marine systems, structures, marine
risers, mooring, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces.
Text: No Required Text
Detailed lecture
notes handed out each class
References:
-
Handbook
of Offshore Engineering (2-volume set) Elsevier Ocean Engineering Series, By
Subrata Chakrabarti
-
Floating
Structures: A guide to for design and analysis, Vol. I and II, CMPT, 1998, and
Documents from SNAME
-
SESAM,
DNV Software Manual
Grading
Policy:
CEVE 596
(Graduate Version)
Six SESAME
Assignments - 60%
Final Project (TBD)
- 30%
Class
Participation -
10%
CEVE 496
(Undergraduate Version)
Six SESAME
Assignments - 90%
Class
Participation -
10%
Homework
Policy:
Homework due date will be
announced in class. Homework submitted late will receive partial grade at the
discretion of the instructor.
ADA
If you have a documented
disability that will impact your work in this class, please contact me to
discuss your needs. Additionally, you will need to register with the Disability
Support Services Office in the Ley Student Center. 713/348-5841; www.dss.rice.edu
Course
Topics:
Introduction to fixed and floating
offshore structures
World Climate, Environmental data,
Wind, Wave, Tides, Currents, etc.
Various Types of Loading (Wind,
Wave etc.)
Hydrodynamics
Static and Dynamic Response
Characteristics, Stability
Finite Element Modeling of
Offshore Structures
Uncouple and Coupled Analysis
Techniques
Mooring Systems
Tether Systems
Rigid Risers, Flexible Risers,
Umbilicals
Examples of Fixed, Complaint &
Tension Leg Platforms, Spars, Semi-submersible, FPSO
Use of SESAM for analysis and
design of fixed and floating platforms
Final Comprehensive Project on
Analysis and Design of Fixed & Tension Leg Platforms, Spars,
Semi-submersible etc. using SESAM