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NAME Undergraduate Courses

The following tables give a short description of the required, elective and special courses taught by the faculty of the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME). The degree requirements and credit hours listed reflect the current (newest) curriculum. Students currently enrolled may switch to the new requirements or grandfather in the catalog they started.

Required Courses

Undergraduate students have to obtain credit for all of the required courses before graduation. A grade of "C" or better has to be achieved in all 2000-level and 3000-level NAME classes.

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NAME 2151 Introduction to Marine Design and Construction (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH 2111 or 2108
Basic concepts of marine hydrostatics, resistance and propulsion, power systems, and seaway dynamics.
NAME 2160 Form Calculations and Stability (3 credits)
Prerequisites: ENCE 2350 and NAME 2151
Lines plan; static stability, hydrostatic curves, determination of areas, volumes, displacement; buoyancy of damaged vessels and stability, launching of ships, towing of off-shore platform structures and their emplacement.
NAME 3120 Ship Hull Strength (4 credits)
Prerequisites: ENCE 2351, MATH 2221
Longitudinal strength, simple beam theory, trochoidal wave and Smith correction; weight, buoyancy, load, shearing force and bending moment curves; midship section modulus; composite hull girder; transverse strength; strain energy and moment distribution methods; torsional strength; torsion of thin-walled, open sections; torque distribution; torsional loads; the use of classification society rules in the mid-ship section. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.
NAME 3130 Marine Engineering I (Power Systems) (4 credits)
Prerequisites: ENME 3770 and credit or registration in ENME 3720
Marine diesel engines, gas turbines, their operating characteristics, performance and environmental limitations; main reduction gears, electric power generation and electric propulsion; engine-propeller matching, propeller characteristics, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, cavitation, heat exchangers, valves, piping design, and auxiliary systems. Diesel engine selection for a given application and arrangement, determination of fuel requirements, development and sizing of a selected system for diesel engines. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory
NAME 3150 Ship Resistance and Propulsion (4 credits)
Prerequisites: ENME 3720 and credit or registration in NAME 2160
Ship resistance; dimensional analysis and similitude; model testing extrapolation; propulsion systems; propellers and their interaction with the hull; cavitation; super cavitating propellers; special craft, such as surface effect ships, submarines, and hydro-foils; and optimization. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.
NAME 3160 Off-Shore Structure and Ship Dynamics (4 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH 2314, MATH 2221, ENCE 2351, ENME 3720, ENME 2750, and credit or registration in NAME 2160
Theory of ship and off-shore structure motions in response to ocean waves free vibration of single and multi degree of freedom systems; simple harmonic; general period, and random forced vibrations; transients; off-shore structure oscillations; the dynamics of launching and platform assembly; hull and propeller vibrations maneuverability; and design applications. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.
NAME 3171 Marine Design Methods (4 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 2160 and credit or registration in NAME 3150 or NAME 4154
Design spiral; Selection of principal dimensions, arrangement drawings, lines plan development, 3D-modeling, CAD-CAM; Hydrostatic and stability calculations; Resistance, propulsion and seakeeping estimates; Economical and environmental assessment; Structural design. Two hour lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
NAME 4170 Marine Design (3 credits)
Prerequisites: ENGL 2152, NAME 3130, NAME 3171, either NAME 3150 or NAME 4154, and credit or registration in NAME 3120
Preliminary ship and offshore structures design to meet owner’s general, environmental, and economical requirements; principal dimensions, form, power requirements and stability; outfitting; structural design; preparation of preliminary design drawings. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Not for graduate credit.
NAME 4175 Marine Design Project (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Credit or registration in NAME 3160, NAME 4170
Completion of the project started in the prerequisite course; the preliminary design of a ship or other marine system component: hull, machinery, or an off-shore platform. Six hours of laboratory per week.

Elective Courses

Undergraduate students have to select courses for a total of 12 credits as part of the degree requirements.

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NAME 4120 Ship Structural Analysis and Design (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 3120
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
NAME 4121 Analysis and Design of Floating Offshore Structures (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 2160
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
NAME 4122 Introduction to Marine Composites (4 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 3120
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
NAME 4130 Marine Engineering II (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 3130
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.
NAME 4131 Reliability, Availability, and Maintenance (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH 2115
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)
NAME 4132 Management of Ship Life Cycle (3 credits)
Prerequisites:
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.
NAME 4133 Ship Production (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of department
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.
NAME 4141 Curved Surface Design (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH 2112 and CSCI 120x
Computer-aided design of curved surfaces; wire-frame outlines of surface; boundary conditions; surface patches; geometric properties of surface; and smoothness.
NAME 4151 Small Craft Design (4 credits)
Prerequisites: Credit or registration in NAME 3120
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.
NAME 4160 Ship Hydrodynamics II (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 3150
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.
NAME 4162 Offshore Structures and Ship Dynamics II (4 credits)
Prerequisites: NAME 3150 NAME 3160 and MATH 2115
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.
NAME 4177 Advanced Marine Vehicle Design (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Credit or registration in NAME 3150
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
NAME 4728 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: ENME 3720
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)

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 3091 Naval Architecture Design Project (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of school.
Individual or team study and evolution of a project involving engineering design, synthesis of systems in naval architecture. A comprehensive written report is required.
NAME 3092 Marine Engineering Design Project (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of school
Individual or team study and evolution of a project involving engineering design, synthesis of systems in marine engineering. A comprehensive written report is required.
NAME 3093 Special Problems in Naval Architecture (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering
eminar, independent study, and research participation in naval architecture.
NAME 3094 Special Problems in Naval Architecture (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering
Seminar, independent study, and research participation in naval architecture.
NAME 3095 Special Problems in Marine Engineering (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering
eminar, independent study, and research participation in naval architecture.
NAME 3096 Special Problems in Marine Engineering (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering
Seminar, independent study, and research participation in naval architecture.
NAME 3900 Senior Honors Thesis (6 credits)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Program and consent of the director of the Honors Program and the chair of the school
Senior-level research and\or design project in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Thesis and oral examination required. May be repeated for credit with total hours not to exceed six.
NAME 4095 Special Topics in Marine Engineering (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Junior standing in engineering
May be taken for credit three times. No student may earn more than nine hours degree credit in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 4096 and 4097
NAME 4096 Special Topics in Naval Architecture (3 credits)
Prerequisites: g in engineering
May be taken for credit three times. No student may earn more than nine hours degree credit in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 4096 and 4097
NAME 4097 Special Topics in Marine Engineering (3 credits)
Prerequisites: g in engineering
Courses may be taken for credit three times. No student may earn more than nine hours degree credit in NAME 4097
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