Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Calculate relevant hydrostatic properties using theoretical and numerical methods.
- Understand the basic principles of equilibrium of floating bodies.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use basic numerical methods, such as Simpson's and trapezium rules and interpolation techniques, to formulate and obtain hydrostatic properties of hull forms.
- Use basic mathematical techniques, such as integration, to formulate and obtain hydrostatic properties of simple geometries.
- Realise a concept design of a ship or boat geometry using CAD software and it's presentation as a technical drawing
- Use simple measurement techniques to obtain data.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The concepts of static and dynamic stability.
- The concepts of area, first and second moments of area and their applications to floating bodies.
- The use of numerical methods for calculating hydrostatic properties.
- The different types of marine vehicles and identify characteristics influencing their design.
- The concepts of equilibrium and changes in equilibrium of floating bodies.
- The concept of fairness and its application to ship and boat geometry
Partial CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Students are expected to evaluate the results they obtain from first principles hydrostatic calculations and comment on their validity/meaning in the context of the problem they are solving and is assessed in the examination and the computing assignment.
- Hydrostatic and stability calculations use a basic understanding of mathematics and physics and are a vital aspect of Maritime Engineering and assessed through the examination. Links between the calculations and various regulations are explored.
- Students conduct hydrostatic calculations through programming and must select and use appropriate numerical methods for interpolation and integration.
- Two formative laboratory sessions are held, the first explored aspects of Archimedes principle and the second is an experimental inclining laboratory, both designed to complement the theory in the lectures.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Learn through tutorials and begin to learn independently.
- Numerical integration.
- Undertake a laboratory based Inclining experiment.
- Team working through laboratory experiment.
- Obtain and accurately analyse data applying your knowledge/understanding of this module
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 6 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 15 |
Follow-up work | 6 |
Seminar | 6 |
Tutorial | 15 |
Lecture | 35 |
Supervised time in studio/workshop | 12 |
Revision | 43 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard. The University Blackboard site for this module is extensively and continuously updated during the delivery of the module with incidents pertinent to the module.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
The learning outcomes of this module will be assessed under the Part I Assessment Schedule for FEE Engineering Programmes which forms an Appendix to your Programme Specification. Feedback will be available on the formative work undertaken during the module.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 80% |
Coursework portfolio | 20% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External