NA 270

Introduction to Marine Design

Course Description

NA 270 is the second-year introductory course for naval architecture and marine engineering in our degree sequenece. It introduces the marine industry, provides an overview of marine design, and studies hydrostatics and geometric representations in detail. It is a 4-hour per week course (4 credits). The learning objectives are:

  1. Explain major features of the marine industry and the marine design problem by:
    • identifying different sectors of the marine industry and their impact on society,
    • explaining the major features of each lifecycle stage of a marine platform from design through disposal,
    • naming the major technical sub-systems of a vessel and understand the primary nomenclature that describes each system,
  2. understand the fundamental of buoyancy
  3. use numerical representations of geometry and numerical integration procedures to calculate areas, volumes, and moments of any hull or platform shape,
  4. conduct an inclining experiment to determine the lightship mass, LCG, and VCG of a vessel,
  5. determine where and how a vessel will float in a given condition and conduct an intact and damage stability analysis of a platform against regulatory criteria for this condition,
  6. demonstrate an initial concept design using simplified economic, stability, and hullform modification models.

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NA 475

Ship Design Capstone Course

Course Description

NA 475 is the senior capstone design course for the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering degree sequence. It gives the students the opportunity to practice what they learned in throughout their engineering courses in a typical design situation. The work is done in a team environment with the students forming into teams to work on a design problem of their choosing. It is a 4-hour per week course (4 credits). The learning objectives are:

  1. Conduct a concept design in response to proposed set of requirements, and assess the impact of the requirements
  2. Select appropriate computational tools to generate knowledge through engineering analysis
  3. Understand and select appropriate regulations to ensure safety and environmental suitability of the design
  4. Understand the development of both the knowledge model and product model during early-stage ship design
  5. Understand how to conduct a trade study, and the existence of other decision making techniques
  6. Prepare and deliver technical oral presentations for expert and lay groups
  7. Function as an effective team member Student teams are encouraged to enter the various design competitions such as the Lisnyk competition

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