CEE 796 (04) - Special Topics

Spc Top/Marine Geotechnics

Durham   Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Civil&Environmental Engnrng
Online Course Delivery Method: Rotational Attendance
Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   26  
CRN: 56913
Advanced or specialized topics not normally covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated, but not in duplicate areas. Prereq: permission.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): CIE 795
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
2/1/2021 5/11/2021 MWF 2:10pm - 3:00pm KING N310
Additional Course Details: 

Satisfies the Geotechnical Area Elective

Overviews of basic principles in geotechnical engineering as applied to marine problems, site survey and in situ testing, marine geology and soil properties, shear strength of soils, wave characteristics and impacts, shallow foundations and deadweight anchors, piles and pile anchors, and scour processes. 

The goals of this course are to present fundamental principles and techniques commonly used in the field of marine geotechnical engineering and apply them to the design of offshore facilities. This interdisciplinary course illustrates the connection between fluid, solid and soil mechanics for analyzing offshore engineering problems. Graduate and undergraduate students in fields of civil, mechanical, and ocean engineering would benefit from the concepts of this course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (i) Describe marine
geological processes and obtain soil properties for designs from site investigations,
(ii) Determine shear strength of soils, (iii) Calculate wave-induced hydrodynamic loadings, (iv) Calculate bearing capacity and sliding of foundations, and (v) Describe fundamental mechanisms of scour and estimate scour depth.