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OCEN 407?
“This class is expected to strengthen real-life problem solving skills of the students.”
- Dr. Robert Randall, Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
"Working with others on a semester-long project gives you a whole new appreciation for how individuals perform in different circumstances. Time management is a crucial aspect of the course, as well as in industry.”
- Jason Pasternak ’05, Staff Engineer, Delmar Systems, Inc.
OCEN 407 Team Brazil present progress reports at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and Marine Technology Society's (MTS) joint meeting.
The spring semester OCEN 407 class attends Industry Day at ConocoPhillips in Houston, TX in February 2007. |
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OCEN 407-501: Design of Ocean Engineering Facilities
Usually taught by:
Dr. Robert Randall
Average class size:
15-20 students
For students specializing in:
Coastal and ocean engineering
Course description:
Design of structures, equipment and systems for the ocean; environmental, logistical and reliability requirements. Through a group design project, complete a design process. Delineation of alternatives, constraints, economics and environmental consequences included to strengthen real-life problem solving skills.
Course objectives:
- Further develop design skills and strengthen problem solving skills.
- Develop written and oral communication skills.
- Interact with engineers in ocean industry.
- Gain exposure to contemporary engineering practices
- Work in a team to design an ocean engineering system.
- Use modern engineering tools for design.
- Participate in appropriate student design competition, if possible.
Professional Objectives:
- Understand professional and ethical responsibility.
- Gain knowledge of contemporary engineering issues.
- Work in groups to perform engineering design at the system level, integrating multiple technical areas and addressing design optimization for ocean engineering systems.
Guest lecturers/field visits have included:
- Industry day at ConocoPhillips
Industry participants have included:
- Rod King-Lloyds Register
- Peter Noble-ConocoPhillips
- Phillip Poll and John Chianis-Houston Offshore Engineering
- Kent Longridge-Intermoor
Course projects have inlcuded:
- Final Report - Design of a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel for Operation in..."
The team design project involves: environmental loads (wind, wave, current), floating body analysis, structural analysis, hydrodynamics, mooring analysis, team dynamics, delineation of alternatives, constraints, economics and environmental regulations. The team members use skills developed in earlier engineering courses, write reports, interact with industry engineers, give oral presentations, and use state of the art software for their design work. This class is expected to strengthen real-life problem solving skills of the students.
The class design teams present progress reports at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and Marine Technology Society's (MTS) joint meeting. The offshore design teams' final reports are also submitted to the International Student Offshore Design Competition sponsored by SNAME. In 2006, Texas A&M teams won 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the competition.
Sample course projects:
OCEN 407-502: Coastal Engineering
Usually taught by:
Dr. Patrick Lynett, Dr. Scott Socolofsky
Average class size:
10-15 students
For students specializing in:
Coastal and ocean engineering
Course description:
Design of structures, equipment and systems for the ocean; environmental, logistical and reliability requirements. Complete design process followed through a group design project; delineation of alternatives, constraints, economics and environmental consequences included to strengthen real-life problem solving skills.
Course objectives:
- Further develop design skills and strengthen problem solving skills.
- Develop written and oral communication skills.
- Use knowledge gained throughout the Ocean Engineering curriculum.
- Interact with engineers in the ocean industry and gain exposure to contemporary engineering practices.
- Work in a team to design an ocean engineering system.
- Address design optimization and use modern engineering tools for design.
- Participate in appropriate student design competition, if available.
Professional Objectives:
- Understand professional and ethical responsibility.
- Communicate effectively.
- Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
- Apply hydrostatics, water wave mechanics, and probability and statistics.
- Function on multidisciplinary teams to perform engineering design at the system level, integrating multiple technical areas and addressing design optimization for ocean engineering systems.
Guest lecturers/field visits have included:
- Josh Carter-Coast & Harbor Engineering (design)
- Joel Darnell-HDR (beach nourishment and marsh restoration)
- Larry Wise-Moffit & Nichols (ship waves and permitting)
Course projects have inlcuded:
- Provide a comprehensive design for a proposed marina construction in Galveston Bay. In addition to the marina, either a sandy beach or a marsh restoration project must be developed for a near-by site.
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