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TBYG3018

Design of Ocean Space Structures

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Credits 10
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2020
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

Course content

Structure design is, in this course, defined as design of load bearing structures Offshore.
The subject aims to teach the students to do design load bearing structures, with respect of dimensions and material quality.
Key words: analysis, drawings, etc. for fabrication, assembly, erection, maintenance and inspection.
This structures design course focus on structural steel as construction material
Module 1 : Introduction to -Offshore Structures
Module 2 : NORSOK Overview
Material selections
Terms, definition ( Design class I, II, ... etc.)
Overview load conditions (ULS, FLS, ALS)
Module 3 : Design of steel structures according to NORSOK and Eurocode.
Plated, trusses and frame structural elements
Design of bolted and welded joints
Module 4: Practical 3D CAD exercises with supervision
Module 5: Practical analysis exercises with supervision

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
Knowledge of design codes - Norsok Eurocode
Basic knowledge of global structures both floating, fixed and subsea structures.

Skills:
Basic skills in material selections, hand calculations and in use of 3D CAD and analysis software
Find practical solutions and do documentation of secondary and outfitting steel structures with respect of static loads.

General competence:
Be in able to participate in professional discussions regarding structural solutions in interaction with other disciplines as an individual and as a part of a structural team.
Has a good basic understanding of structural behavior and is in able to make good structural design solutions.

Learning methods and activities

50 hours theory in classroom situation
Hand calculation
40 hours CAD 3d modeling and structural analyses

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatoriske øvinger

Further on evaluation

Of a total of 4 exercises 4 - must be approved before the exam.
Supporting Code / Aids at the examination:
Stålkonstruksjoner - Profiler og formler. Larsen, Clausen og Aalberg, Tapir, 1997 or later.
Fridtjov Irgens: Formelsamling i mekanikk, Tapir, 1999.
Eurocode 3: NS-EN 1993-1-1: General rules and rules for buildings.
Eurocode 3: NS-EN 1993-1-5: Design of Steel Structures - Plated structural elements
Eurocode 3: NS-EN 1993-1-8 Design of Steel Structures - Design of joints
Permission is not your own notes, post or other additions to the original text, but marking / underlining of text allowed. Calculator: Casio fx-82ES PLUS, Casio fx-82EX, Citizen SR-270X,Citizen SR-270X College, Hewlett Packard HP30S.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Civil engineering (FTHINGBY)
Mechanical engineering (FTHINGMA)
Oil and Gas Technology (FTHINGOG)

Required previous knowledge

The subject has limitations with respect of admitance.

Course materials

NORSOK STANDARD N-001 - Structural design, N-004 - Design of steel structures, EN -1993-1-1, EN -1993-1-3, EN -1993-1-5 EN -1993-1-8 Module 4 : NORSOK M-001, M-101 M-120 Material selections. Some adjustments are exepected.

Subject areas

  • Engineering Subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2020

Hjemmeeksamen (1)
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2020-12-04
Submission 2020-12-04
Time Release 09:00
Submission 14:00
Duration 5 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
  • Other comments
  • 1) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation

Re-sit examination - Spring 2021

Hjemmeeksamen (2)
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2021-03-19
Submission 2021-03-19
Time Release 09:00
Submission 14:00
Duration 5 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
  • Other comments
  • 2) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation