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Postgraduate Course: Structural Behaviour of Offshore Renewable Energy Devices (IDCORE) (PGEE11098)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course complements the hydrodynamics and fluid structure interaction material developed in the ¿Hydrodynamics of Offshore Renewable Energy Devices¿ course, now focussing on advanced approaches to structural response and risk-based design.
Course description Global and local structural load prediction models;
basic concepts to derive the ultimate strength formulations,post-ultimate behaviour;
average stress-strain relationship;
post-buckling and ultimate strength behaviour of stiffened panels, ultimate strength of plate assemblies, global ultimate strength;
closed-form ultimate strength design formulations;
introduction to reliability based strength analysis;
partial safety factors;
reliability indices;
case studies to predict the structural loading and strength analysis of various fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) Tutorial problems (60%)
Spectral Analysis I (10%) Spectral Analysis II (10%) Mechanics of materials (10%) Fracture Mechanics (10%) Mechanics of composite materials (10%) Finite Element Analysis (10%)
Presentation (40%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
¿ To provide knowledge in order to understand the factors influencing the structural response of fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices to external loading
¿ To develop skills in order to predict ultimate strength of structural components of fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements None
KeywordsOffshore Renewable Energy,Professional Doctorate
Contacts
Course organiserProf David Ingram
Tel: (0131 6)51 9022
Email: David.Ingram@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Katrina Tait
Tel: (0131 6)51 9023
Email: k.tait@ed.ac.uk
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