MASTER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - Faculdade de Engenharia da ...

Maritime Works 2
Credits Contact Time Total Time
5 ECTS 60 133
Objectives, Skills and Learning Outcomes
Physical processes of interaction of sea waves with solid boundaries and structures.
Laboratorial and numerical techniques for wave modelling and design. Introduction to
port planning. Harbour and coastal structures design. Environmental problems related
with harbours.
Learning Outcomes (CDIO Sylllabus):
Core engineering fundamental knowledge
Advanced engineering fundamental knowledge
Engineering reasoning and problem solving
Experimentation and knowledge discovery
System thinking
Personal Skills and Attitudes
Professional Skills and Attitudes
Teamwork
Communications
External and societal context
Conceiving and engineering systems
Designing
Implementing
Program
Maritime Hydraulics (2nd part): Wave action on coastal and harbour structures (cont.).
Wave propagation and interaction (cont.). Modelling. Physical modelling. Long period
waves. Irregular waves. Wave spectra. Structural components and construction
techniques (2nd part): Design of coastal protection structures.
Planning of ports: physical planning, berth and terminal design, equipments, marinas,
dredging works.
Environmental issues: coastal environments, estuarine systems, EIA (Environmental
impact assessment) and fight against pollution.
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