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TBA4551

Marine Civil Engineering, Specialization Project

Credits 15
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2020
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Work

About

About the course

Course content

Marine Civil Engineering is aimed at planning, calculation, design and construction of structures in the coastal zone, in ports and in the Arctic. You must choose whether to specialize in Coastal and Port engineering (KH), Arctic Technology (AT), or the development and design of wind turbines, risers and pipelines, etc. (K).

The project work is related to research and/or development within a chosen area. The project may comprise theoretical, numerical, experimental or field studies. The specialization project will normally be a starting point for the thesis works in the spring term. The student can work individually or in team.

Learning outcome

The project will give the student and in-depth knowledge and competence within a selected area of the field of Marine Civil Engineering. The project will improve the ability to do independent engineering/research work, and provide training in planning of projects, systematic processing of information and report writing.

Knowledge
Students should have knowledge of:
- To abstract a problem and make engineering assessments and calculations within their specialty.
- Description and modeling of physical environmental conditions and environmental loads related to waves, ice, currents and wind in terms of safety for humans and the environment.
- Research methods and how to write a technical report.

Skills
The student is able to depending on his/her specialization:
- Measure and analyzing environmental data for the determination of extreme values
- Plan and conduct field and / or lab experiments for the determination of empirical data
- Evaluate and determine action on structures subjected to wave, ice, currents and/or wind.
- Evaluate the relevance of empirical data in relation to a practical problem.

General competence
The student has:
- Competence to conduct independent reviews of engineering problems in their respective specialization.
- The basis for evaluating different models and select the appropriate model for a practical problem.
- Competence to combine physical measurements in the field/lab and/or results from numerical/theoretical models for decision-making for engineering assessments.

Learning methods and activities

Supervised project work. TBA4551 is only for students that stay at UNIS, or comparable, this term.

Required previous knowledge

The topic may be chosen by students spezializing at UNIS (The University Centre in Svalbard) or similar.

Course materials

To be decided according to type of project.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TBA4730 15 sp
TBA4550 7.5 sp
AT332 5 sp
AT334 5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Port Engineering
  • Energy- and Environmental Physics
  • Marine Civil Engineering
  • Building and construction technology
  • Off-Shore Technology
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Arctic Technology
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Work
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2020

Work
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2020-12-01
Submission 2020-12-20 Time Release 08:00
Submission 14:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment

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