Course
Environmental Loads on Structures (OFF900)
Facts
Course code OFF900
Credits (ECTS) 10
Semester tution start Autumn
Language of instruction English
Number of semesters 1
Exam semester Autumn
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Introduction
The course is directed towards PhD candidates who work with problems associated with environmental loads, and structural response caused by environmental loads.
Content
The course gives the candidate a thorough introduction to calculation of environmental loads on structures.
Some or all of the following themes will be discussed:
- Stochastic description of environmental loads.
- Wind - Wind climate, mean wind loads and loads due to turbulence, quasi-static and resonant response to fluctuating wind loads and wind-structure interaction.
- Sea currents and current loads;
- Models to explain regular and stochastic waves as well as wave loads on slender structures including flow induced vibrations.
- Wave loads on large volume bodies, diffraction effects and fluid-structure interaction.
- Response analysis and stochastic presentation of response to environmental loads.
The content will be adjusted considerably in accordance with the candidate's main interests and direction of specialization.
Learning outcome
Upon finishing the course the candidate
- Has a broad overview of the most important environmental loads that influence on the structure the student is analyzing in his/her PhD work
- Has an extended introduction to calculation of environmental loads on structures
- Has an extended introduction to calculation of the response of structures exposed to environmental loads
- Has an extended introduction to the difference between deterministic and stochastic methods for calculation of loads
- Has prepared a relevant project report that can be used as a basic document for further work on the PhD thesis.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Recommended prerequisites
Exam
Written assignment with presentation and oral exam
Weight 1/1
Marks Passed / Not Passed
Written assignment with presentation
Weight 1/2
Marks Passed / Not Passed
Oral exam
Weight 1/2
Marks Passed / Not Passed
No continuation options are offered on the report. Students who do not pass the report can take this part again the next time the course has regular teaching.
Coursework requirements
Method of work
Open for
Available for PhD candidates at the Faculty of Science and Technology.
Open for private candidates: On application only