Course - Marine Physical Environment - TBA4265
Marine Physical Environment
About
About the course
Course content
Marine physical processes. Description of waves, currents, wind and formation and mechanics of ice. Resulting consequences for marine activities. Fundamentals of statistical methods used in physical marine environment.
Learning outcome
The course gives the students the fundamentals of the physical processes that influence the motion in the ocean (wind, waves, tides and currents), from deep water to the coast including the common way of describing these. The students get skills in calculating loads on simple structures due to waves, winds and currents. The course gives the student an understanding of the physical processes leading to the formation of ice, ice features and how to model this and skills in calculating ice actions on structures in offshore cold climate.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, laboratory demonstrations and exercises and laboratory exercises. The subject is integrated in the MSC program Coastal and Marine Civil Engineering and is taught in English. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises and laboratory demonstrations
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic course in Fluid mechanics and in Statistics. B.Sc in Civil Engineering or similar.
Course materials
Information at start of term. Textbook and lecture notes.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| SIB7065 | 7.5 sp | |
| TMR4230 | 1.5 sp | |
| TMR4247 | 3.7 sp |
Subject areas
- Arctic Technology
- Coastal Engineering
- Marine Civil Engineering
- Marine Technology
- Marine Topics
- Technological subjects