DYNAMICS AND VIBRATIONS OF MARINE STRUCTURES


General Info



Course Content / Syllabus


Subject module discusses the following aspects: 1) Introduction of Dynamical Systems. 2) Types of Dynamical Systems and types of External Excitations. 3) Second Order Linear Differential Equations for Ship Vibrating Problems and Equations of Motion. 4) Discretization Means of Vibrating Structures. 5) Vibrations of Dynamical Systems in One Degree of Freedom. 6) Vibrations of Dynamical Systems in Multi-Degrees of Freedom. 7) Free Vibrations with and without Damping. 8) Forced Vibrating Dynamical Systems under Harmonic Excitation. 9) Forced Vibrating Dynamical Systems under Periodic Excitation. 10) Vibrations under Impact Loads. 11) Fourier & Laplace Transformations. 12) Continuous Vibrating Systems. 13) Harmonic Vibration Analysis. 14) Vibration Measurements and Required Vibration Limits of Structures. 15) Axial, Torsional and Whirling Shaft Vibrations. Shaft Alignment Procedure. 16) FEA assessment techniques for Ship Vibration. 17) Hull-Girder Ship Vibrations. 18) Main Engine, Propeller and Wheelhouse Vibrations.


Course Outline




  1. G.B. = General Background, S.B. = special background, S.: Specialised.↩︎