Course Syllabus

Course No & Title: NA 20 - Ship Structural Analysis

Course Description: Vessel types and hull structure. Load, shear and bending moment diagrams. Loading
and hull girder response analysis, transverse and torsional analysis. Limit state analysis.
Effects of superstructures Vibration modes, causes, measurement and control.
Units:
Prerequisites:
Textbooks and References

Syllabus:

Topic Activity
Week 1 Introduction, class policies, review of mechanics Lecture, exercises
Week 2 Vessel types and hull structure Lecture
Week 3 Vessel buoyancy curve, weight distribution curve Lecture, exercises
Week 4 Methods of estimating weight distribution Lecture
Week 5 Net force diagram on hull, shear and bending moment diagram Lecture, exercises
Week 6 Project, exercise Project, exercises
Prelims
Week 7 Ship response to shear and bending Lecture
Week 8 Ship response to torsion Lecture
Week 9 Shear loads and structural analysis Lecture, exercises
Week 10 Bending moment loads and structural analysis Lecture, exercises
Week 11 Torsional loads and structural analysis Lecture, exercises
Week 12 Limit state analysis of ships, based on type of loading Lecture, exercises
Midterms
Week 13 Exciting forces and modes of response of ships, measurement Lecture
Week 14 Ship vibration, modes of vibration. Lecture
Week 15 Noise and vibration transmission in ship structures, damping Lecture
Week 16 Effect of superstructures on ship stresses Lecture, exercises
Week 17 Ship structures and local stresses Lecture, exercises
Week 18 Projects, exercises Project
Finals

Grading system/evaluation: Quizzes 10%

Projects/Prelims 20%
Midterms 35%
Finals 35%