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NAME Graduate Courses
The following tables give a short description of the
elective and
special
courses taught by the faculty of the
School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME).
Master's degree graduate students in engineering have two options:
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Thesis option (recommended): Students complete 30 hours of graduate courses,
including at least 15 hours of 6000 level courses. In addition students prepare
a research thesis (6 credit hours).
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Non-Thesis option: Students complete 33 hours of graduate courses, including
at least 18 hours of 6000 level courses.
All students are rquired to pass a comprehensive examination before a committee of graduate faculty members.
Elective Courses
Graduate students have to select courses for a total of 30(33) credits as part of the degree
requirements. Graduate students enroll in the "G" section of 4000-level courses. Courses on the 6000-level are reserved for graduate students only.
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NAME 4120
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Ship Structural Analysis and Design
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3120
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Review
of longitudinal strength; principal stress distributions and stress
trajectories; local strength analysis; panels under lateral load;
columns and stanchions; panels in buckling under uniform edge
compression loading and panels under shear and combination loading;
rational ship section design synthesis based on stress and loading
hierarchy; primary, secondary, and tertiary stresses as criteria of
strength in ship structural design, including grillage aspects
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NAME 4121
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Analysis and Design of Floating Offshore Structures
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 2160
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Design
and analysis of floating offshore platforms in general. Unsteady
hydrodynamics, linear and nonlinear water waves, prediction of wave
forces on large and small bodies. Fluid pressure forces on moving
bodies using relative motion approach and radiation/diffraction
approach. Analysis and prediction of random waves and vessel response
using spectral methods. Additional topics such as mooring analysis as
time permits
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NAME 4122
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Introduction to Marine Composites
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(4 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3120
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Composite
materials are introduced presenting their classification, fundamental
characteristics, and main advantages and disadvantages. Present and
future applications within the marine industry are discussed together
with the materials most commonly employed and available manufacturing
methods. Elements of the mechanics of both laminate and sandwich
topologies are analyzed. Additional topics cover their performance
characteristics, failure, maintenance, repair, testing and regulatory
aspects are. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory
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NAME 4130
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Marine Engineering II
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3130
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A
study of ship propulsion systems, including waste heat utilization,
availability, diesel engine performance, compressible pipe flow,
shafting alignment, machinery vibration, and torsional vibration
analysis.
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NAME 4131
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Reliability, Availability, and Maintenance
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
MATH 2115
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Review
of probability and statistics; analytical stochastic models for
component and system failures; strategies for inspection, maintenance,
repair and replacement. Introduction to fault-tree and event-tree
analysis; frequency and duration techniques; Markov models; and case
studies. (NAME 4131, ENME 4734, and ENEE 4131 are cross-listed)
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NAME 4132
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Management of Ship Life Cycle
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
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Phases
of ship life cycle, the economics of costs versus benefits, qualitative
and quantitative analysis of marine systems, ship life cycle cost
elements and total cost of ownership, systems engineering process
modeling, ship design, production, maintenance and operation processes,
decision making under uncertainty, databases, dynamic programming,
risk-based decision making, management of human and organization error
in ship operations concurrent engineering.
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NAME 4133
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Ship Production
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
Junior standing or consent of department
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An
examination of the shipbuilding industry and ship construction
techniques is provided including analysis of the market and management
theory for shipyards, product work breakdown structure, modular
methodologies, manufacturing methods, outfitting and painting
techniques, shipyard layout and organization, planning/scheduling, and
accuracy/quality assurance. Emphasis is placed on welding and lean six
sigma practices.
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NAME 4141
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Curved Surface Design
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
MATH 2112 and CSCI 120x
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Computer-aided
design of curved surfaces; wire-frame outlines of surface; boundary
conditions; surface patches; geometric properties of surface; and
smoothness.
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NAME 4151
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Small Craft Design
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(4 credits)
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Prerequisites:
Credit or registration in NAME 3120
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Case
study of a 60-foot motor boat design, planing theory, trim, lift and
drag in planning. Use of standard series, hydrofoil vessel performance
calculations, sea keeping, hull structure, hull materials, powering
using supercavitating propellers or pump-jet. Team Design project
required for all students. Three hours of Lecture and three hours of
Laboratory.
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NAME 4160
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Ship Hydrodynamics II
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3150
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A
study of ship hydrodynamic problems in the areas of viscous fluid
motion, ideal fluid flow, two-dimensional hydrofoils, three-dimensional
foils as well as propeller theory.
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NAME 4162
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Offshore Structures and Ship Dynamics II
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(4 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3150 NAME 3160 and MATH 2115
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Linear
oscillatory motion of floating bodies (Ships and Offshore Structures)
due to water waves. Vibration theory, unsteady ideal flow theory, water
wave theory, and linear ship motions theory. Prediction of ship
platform motion in regular and irregular waves. Developments in
hydroelasticity, maneuvering, and nonlinear ship motion. In addition a
laboratory experience will allow the students to compare theoretical
and computer predicted motions with measured motions in the wave/tow
tank. A laboratory component is also included in the course.
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NAME 4177
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Advanced Marine Vehicle Design
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
Credit or registration in NAME 3150
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A
study of advanced marine vehicle design for high-speed transport;
transport factor evaluation of high-speed craft, design of high
multi-hull crafts, surface effect ships, hybrid vessels, and wing in
ground craft. 3 units min/ 3 units max, Lecture
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NAME 4728
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Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
ENME 3720
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Classification
of partial differential equations, mathematical description of fluid
flow phenomena. Survey of various discretizaiton methods for the
equations of fluid mechanics, including finite difference, finite
volume and weighted residual methods. Basic algorithms for solving
fluid mechanics problems. Introduction to grid generation. Application
of existing CFD codes to practical engineering problems. (NAME 4728 and
ENME 4728 are cross-listed)
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NAME 6080
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Systems Engineering
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
Consent of department.
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Introduction
to the fundamentals of systems engineering. Presents a holistic
approach to principles, methods, and tools for system engineering as
applied to complex systems development. Systems engineering includes
the analysis of complexity through decomposition and re-integration,
the prediction of emergent properties, writing and providing
traceability for requirements, methods for uncertainty and risk
analysis as applied to cost and technology, and evolution of design and
operations. Focuses on the conceptual phase of product definition,
including technical, economic, market, environmental, regulatory,
legal, manufacturing, and societal factors. Various standards, guides,
and handbooks are applied to establish a basis for synthesis to a
system domain.
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NAME 6121
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Marine Structural Vibrations
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3160 or consent of department
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This
course focuses on vibration of ship and offshore structures including
linear, nonlinear, and random vibrations and dynamic problems
(slamming). The problems of vibration of plates and shells of ship
hulls are also considered.
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NAME 6125
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Advanced Offshore Engineering
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 4121 or consent of department
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This
course will continue the study of offshore engineering begun in the
introductory course. This course will review unsteady hydrodynamics,
linear water waves, Morrison’s equation approach to wave loading, and
statistical description of ocean waves. Following will be a discussion
of nonlinear water waves, diffraction and slowdrift forces. An advanced
treatment of offshore platforms motions including the relative motion
approach and numerical water wave diffraction and radiation methods.
Also studied will be statistical prediction of short and long term
extremes, reliability based design and viscous forces on cylinders.
Additional topics as time permits.
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NAME 6145
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Parametric Hull Modeling and Shape Optimization
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 3150, NAME 3160, NAME 4141 or instructor’s permission
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Parametric
modeling of curves and surfaces, mathematical description of hulls,
parametric design of ship and offshore structure hulls; Basics of
optimization, optimization algorithms, multi-objective optimization,
optimization of hulls with respect to resistance, propulsion and
seakeeping based on stochastic models.
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NAME 6160
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Numerical Methods in Hydrodynamics
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 4160, CSCI 1201 or knowledge of computer programming
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Numerical
methods for the solution of governing equations in hydrodynamics. Use
of numerical integration, finite difference methods, and use of viscous
flow calculation software to calculate fluid pressure, force, and the
flow field around geometric bodies and ship hulls.
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NAME 6164
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Advanced Ship/Offshore Platform Motions
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 4162 or consent of department
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This
course will continue the study of ship and platform motions begun in
the introductory courses and address some additional advanced topics.
These advanced topics will include: finite amplitude coupled ship
motions in six-degrees of freedom described by Euler’s equations of
motion and Euler angle kinematics; nonlinear ship rolling motion and
capsizing; ship maneuvering and control including rudder design and
controls fixed stability; time-domain representation of hydrodynamic
forces; analysis and design of motion reducing devices; etc.
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NAME 6166
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Probabilistic Ship/Offshore Platform Dynamics
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 4162 or consent of department
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Wind
generated water waves which occur in nature are random. This course
will continue the discussion of a vessel’s response to a narrow banded
random seaway begun in introductory courses and consider non-narrow
banded and non-linear effects. Needed stochastic concepts such as
ensemble averages, correlation functions, stationary and ergodic random
processes, and power spectra are developed heuristically. Various
spectral formulations will be considered. Short-term and long-term
design in a given sea spectrum versus a family of spectra will be
considered. Wave record analysis and generation will be discussed.
Order statistics and their relation to extreme values will be studied.
Recent developments in the field will also be considered.
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NAME 6168
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High Speed Hydrodynamics (Planing Hydrodynamics)
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
NAME 4160 and consent of the department
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The
principal contributions to the foundations of planing theory are
reviewed to elucidate the driving physics of the planing hydrodynamics
process and as a demonstration of the practical potential of Approaches
to analysis of calm-water planing of general hard-chine hull forms.
Planing boat sea keeping analysis is presented and applied to modern
hull forms. Applications to catamarans, both calm water and seaway
dynamics, is included via computational methods.
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NAME 6175
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Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
ENCE 3356 (or NAME 3120), ENCE 4358 (or NAME 3120), ENCE 4340, or permission of department
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Design
of fixed offshore platform structures and their foundations; loadings,
materials, design codes; design examples. (ENCE 6375 and NAME 6175 are
cross-listed)
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Special Courses
Special courses are usually not taught in a regular class room environment.
Students select
topics in collaboration with a faculty member and study independently.
The courses are often taken if a student is involved in the faculty member's research project(s).
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NAME 6093
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Independent Study in Naval Architecture
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(6 credits)
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Prerequisites:
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Individual
projects in selected fields of naval architecture. Independent work
under the direction of a faculty member on a subject of mutual
interest. A written report will be required. Course by be repeated for
credit but no more than a total of six credit hours may be applied
toward a degree. Section number will correspond with credit to be
earned.
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NAME 6097
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Advanced Special Topics in Marine Engineering
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
consent of school
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Special
lecture on subjects of current interest in marine engineering. May be
taken for credit three times. No student may earn more than nine hours
of degree credit in courses Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
4096, 4097, 6097, 6098.
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NAME 6098
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Advanced Special Topics in Marine Engineering
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(3 credits)
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Prerequisites:
consent of school
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Special
lecture on subjects of current interest in marine engineering. May be
taken for credit three times. No student may earn more than nine hours
of degree credit in courses Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
4096, 4097, 6097, 6098.
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