Instructor information
Module leader: Prof. Paolo De Girolamo
Course information
ECTS: 6 credits
Status: Elective
Semester: 3
Hours: 42/18 (lectures/exercises)
Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental principles of maritime hydraulics and the methods required to analyse met-ocean conditions. Particular attention is given to waves, tides, currents and their interaction with coastal areas. The course also introduces methods for evaluating wave conditions and their application to the planning and design of coastal, port and offshore structures.
Syllabus outline
- Fundamentals of maritime hydraulics and met-ocean conditions.
- Winds, waves, tides and marine currents.
- Linear wave theory and wave propagation.
- Wave transformation: refraction, shoaling and breaking.
- Statistical analysis of waves and extreme conditions.
- Met-ocean conditions for the design of coastal, port and offshore structures.
Essential reading list
- Lecture slides
- Fondamenti di idraulica marittima per Ingegneri – Paolo De Girolamo e Alberto Noli
- Fondamenti di Costruzioni Marittime – Alberto Noli e Paolo De Girolamo
- Ports and Terminals – H.Ligteringen and H. Velsink
- Hydrodinamics of coastal regions – IB A. SVENDSEN and IVAR G. Jonsson