OCEN 345: Theory of Ocean Engineering Structures

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Functions of and loadings on ocean engineering structures, including sea walls, harbor structures, sea-going vessels, offshore structures and underwater vehicles; analysis of structures including trusses, beams, plates, shells and arches; introduction to stress and failure analysis; introduction to finite element analysis (FEA) including computational mechanics of ocean engineering structures using FEA.Prerequisite:Grade of C or better inOCEN 214.