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SESS3026 2030-31
Marine Structures
Marine structures must withstand demanding loading conditions throughout their operational lives while remaining safe, efficient and economically viable. From commercial ships to offshore platforms, structural integrity is fundamental to safe and sustainable maritime operations.
In this module, you will build on your knowledge of structural mechanics and apply it to the design and assessment of marine structures. You will develop the analytical skills needed to evaluate structural strength, buckling resistance and overall structural performance under realistic loading conditions. Through engineering analysis and design-focused coursework, you will assess alternative structural solutions, investigate potential failure modes and consider the influence of sustainability, safety and cost on engineering decisions.
By the end of the module, you will be able to evaluate and justify marine structural designs using established engineering methods. The knowledge and skills developed will support advanced study in naval architecture and offshore engineering while preparing you for professional roles involving structural design and assessment. -
SESS3026 2025-26
Marine Structures
This module extends the structural analysis principles to marine structural design and assessment, building on the fundamentals established in the previous “materials and structures” and “ship structural design and production” courses. Students will assess the design of marine structures and structural components by performing strength and buckling analyses under lateral pressure and in-plane loading.
Through a coursework, students will propose a design of a section of the strength deck of a specified vessel and evaluate it by investigating the full range of the failure modes under sea loads, reflecting on the wider context of structural design in terms of economic and environmental sustainability. -
SESS3026 2026-27
Marine Structures
Marine structures must withstand demanding loading conditions throughout their operational lives while remaining safe, efficient and economically viable. From commercial ships to offshore platforms, structural integrity is fundamental to safe and sustainable maritime operations.
In this module, you will build on your knowledge of structural mechanics and apply it to the design and assessment of marine structures. You will develop the analytical skills needed to evaluate structural strength, buckling resistance and overall structural performance under realistic loading conditions. Through engineering analysis and design-focused coursework, you will assess alternative structural solutions, investigate potential failure modes and consider the influence of sustainability, safety and cost on engineering decisions.
By the end of the module, you will be able to evaluate and justify marine structural designs using established engineering methods. The knowledge and skills developed will support advanced study in naval architecture and offshore engineering while preparing you for professional roles involving structural design and assessment. -
SESS3026 2027-28
Marine Structures
Marine structures must withstand demanding loading conditions throughout their operational lives while remaining safe, efficient and economically viable. From commercial ships to offshore platforms, structural integrity is fundamental to safe and sustainable maritime operations.
In this module, you will build on your knowledge of structural mechanics and apply it to the design and assessment of marine structures. You will develop the analytical skills needed to evaluate structural strength, buckling resistance and overall structural performance under realistic loading conditions. Through engineering analysis and design-focused coursework, you will assess alternative structural solutions, investigate potential failure modes and consider the influence of sustainability, safety and cost on engineering decisions.
By the end of the module, you will be able to evaluate and justify marine structural designs using established engineering methods. The knowledge and skills developed will support advanced study in naval architecture and offshore engineering while preparing you for professional roles involving structural design and assessment. -
SESS3026 2028-29
Marine Structures
Marine structures must withstand demanding loading conditions throughout their operational lives while remaining safe, efficient and economically viable. From commercial ships to offshore platforms, structural integrity is fundamental to safe and sustainable maritime operations.
In this module, you will build on your knowledge of structural mechanics and apply it to the design and assessment of marine structures. You will develop the analytical skills needed to evaluate structural strength, buckling resistance and overall structural performance under realistic loading conditions. Through engineering analysis and design-focused coursework, you will assess alternative structural solutions, investigate potential failure modes and consider the influence of sustainability, safety and cost on engineering decisions.
By the end of the module, you will be able to evaluate and justify marine structural designs using established engineering methods. The knowledge and skills developed will support advanced study in naval architecture and offshore engineering while preparing you for professional roles involving structural design and assessment. -
SESS6071 2026-27
Marine Structures in Fluids
Ships and offshore structures operate in environments where fluid forces and structural response are closely interconnected. Understanding these fluid–structure interactions is essential for predicting performance, maintaining safety and extending the operational life of maritime assets.
In this module, you will explore how waves, fluid loading and vessel motion influence structural behaviour throughout a vessel’s lifetime. You will develop analytical, numerical and modelling skills to assess structural response in realistic operating conditions and evaluate the effects of cyclic loading and environmental forces. Through assignments based on real vessels, you will integrate structural and hydrodynamic analysis to investigate engineering performance and durability.
By the end of the module, you will be able to assess the impact of fluid–structure interactions on maritime systems and apply engineering methods to predict structural integrity. These capabilities are highly relevant to advanced ship design, offshore engineering and maritime consultancy. -
SESS6071 2028-29
Marine Structures in Fluids
This module extends the fundamentals associated with the structural design of floating maritime vessels to account for the complexity of fluid-structure interactions on ship life and operation. Students will assess the impact of fluid-structure interactions by predicting the structural integrity through life of floating maritime vessels in a seaway.
There are two assignments which integrate the fluid loading and structural response through applications to real floating vessels. -
SESS6071 2030-31
Marine Structures in Fluids
Ships and offshore structures operate in environments where fluid forces and structural response are closely interconnected. Understanding these fluid–structure interactions is essential for predicting performance, maintaining safety and extending the operational life of maritime assets.
In this module, you will explore how waves, fluid loading and vessel motion influence structural behaviour throughout a vessel’s lifetime. You will develop analytical, numerical and modelling skills to assess structural response in realistic operating conditions and evaluate the effects of cyclic loading and environmental forces. Through assignments based on real vessels, you will integrate structural and hydrodynamic analysis to investigate engineering performance and durability.
By the end of the module, you will be able to assess the impact of fluid–structure interactions on maritime systems and apply engineering methods to predict structural integrity. These capabilities are highly relevant to advanced ship design, offshore engineering and maritime consultancy. -
SESS6071 2029-30
Marine Structures in Fluids
Ships and offshore structures operate in environments where fluid forces and structural response are closely interconnected. Understanding these fluid–structure interactions is essential for predicting performance, maintaining safety and extending the operational life of maritime assets.
In this module, you will explore how waves, fluid loading and vessel motion influence structural behaviour throughout a vessel’s lifetime. You will develop analytical, numerical and modelling skills to assess structural response in realistic operating conditions and evaluate the effects of cyclic loading and environmental forces. Through assignments based on real vessels, you will integrate structural and hydrodynamic analysis to investigate engineering performance and durability.
By the end of the module, you will be able to assess the impact of fluid–structure interactions on maritime systems and apply engineering methods to predict structural integrity. These capabilities are highly relevant to advanced ship design, offshore engineering and maritime consultancy. -
SESS6071 2031-32
Marine Structures in Fluids
Ships and offshore structures operate in environments where fluid forces and structural response are closely interconnected. Understanding these fluid–structure interactions is essential for predicting performance, maintaining safety and extending the operational life of maritime assets.
In this module, you will explore how waves, fluid loading and vessel motion influence structural behaviour throughout a vessel’s lifetime. You will develop analytical, numerical and modelling skills to assess structural response in realistic operating conditions and evaluate the effects of cyclic loading and environmental forces. Through assignments based on real vessels, you will integrate structural and hydrodynamic analysis to investigate engineering performance and durability.
By the end of the module, you will be able to assess the impact of fluid–structure interactions on maritime systems and apply engineering methods to predict structural integrity. These capabilities are highly relevant to advanced ship design, offshore engineering and maritime consultancy.