http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~nagaraja/rice-new-logo.jpg           CEVE 596-496 OFFSHORE AND MARINE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

                                Spring 2011

                                Ryon 201 M 2:00 to 3:30 pm W 2:00 to 3:00 pm

 

Instructor:           Professor Satish Nagarajaiah

                                Department of Civil and Environmental Eng.

                                Department of Mechanical Eng. and Material Science

                                213 Ryon Bldg., 713-348-6207

                                Satish.Nagarajaiah@rice.edu

 

Course Content:

496 Introduction to dynamics of offshore and marine systems, structures, drillstrings, marine risers, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces. MATLAB programming and use of computer software. Demonstrations and laboratory examples.

596 Introduction to dynamics of offshore and marine systems, structures, drillstrings, marine risers, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces. MATLAB programming and use of computer software. Demonstrations and laboratory examples. Students in CEVE 596 (GR version) will be required to do more advanced assignments and a project.

 

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

 

Recommended prior courses:    CEVE/MECH 527/427

 

Grading Policy:

 

CEVE  496

CEVE  596

HW and Computer Assignments        25%

HW and Computer Assignments            20%

Quiz                                                           25%

Quiz                                                                20%

Mid Term Exam                                      25%

Mid Term                                                      20%

Take Home Exam                                   25%

Take Home Exam                                        20%

 

Project                                                           20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

•             Linear SDOF and MDOF discrete systems

•             Undamped and damped systems

•             Free and forced vibration

•             Dynamic response to periodic and arbitrary excitations

•             Fourier Series and Transform, Laplace Transform

•             Transfer Function and Impulse Response Function

•             Modal analysis

 

•             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, Umbilical’s

•             Examples of Fixed, Complaint & Tension Leg Platforms, Spars, Semi-submersible, FPSO

•             Final Comprehensive Project on Analysis of Fixed & Tension Leg Platforms, Spars, Semi-submersible etc.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Topics:

 

•             Linear Systems: State Space Analysis

•             State Feedback Control

•             Output Feedback Control

•             Frequency Domain Design and PID Control

•             Modal Identification

 

•             Demonstrations and laboratory examples