Design of Maritime Structures - Institution of Engineers Singapore

Short course on
Design of Maritime Structures
Date
: 9 – 26 January 2006 (Mondays and Thursdays)
Time
: 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Duration
: 18 Hours (6 Sessions)
Venue
: IES Building
Organiser : C&S Engineering Technical Committee
CPD Programme : 18 PDUs
Co-orindator : Mr Leonard Heng
Fees * : $450.00 (IES members) $500.00 (non-members)
inclusive of 5% GST, course materials and refreshments
5 % discount for companies that send 3 or more participants
To facilitate better learning and interaction with the Course Lecturer, the class size is limited to
maximum of 40 participants.
Lecture Notes :
Over 300 pages full detailed lecture notes will be handed out during the lecture. It includes
about 100 pages of relevant sessions of the Shore Protection Manual from the Dept of the
Army and information (charts, figures, data, etc) for design of Seawalls and rubble mound
Breakers provided by the US Army Corp of Engineers. (The hard copy of "Shore Protection
Manual" is out of print).
Objective
This course is intended to introduce the general principles and considerations involved
in the design of maritime structures especially the environmental and design loadings
on the structures. The course begins with the introduction of various types of jetty
layouts, including breasting and mooring dolphins. Design of the above structures will
be taught in detail with actual examples. Fender design is one of the key factors in
docking (or berthing) of the ship and forming an important loading to the jetties and
dolphins. The function and terminology used in maritime structures will be explained.
The course also includes the computation of wave forces on piles and seawalls, and
design of breakwaters and groins. A complete design calculation of as-built Maritime
Facilities consists of a Jetty (Loading Platform), two Breasting Dolphins and a pair of
Mooring Dolphins for berthing of different sizes of oil tankers will be
included in the course.
Engineers, designers, and contractors.
For Whom

Course Outline
Session 1 (3 Hrs)
• Introduction of Port and Maritime Structures
• Environmental and Design Forces on Maritime Structures
• General Layout of Maritime Facilities and Offshore Oil Terminals
Introduction to various types of maritime structures, function, terminology and
environment.
General design considerations: criteria, requirements, site selection and
layout.
Impacts of maritime structures on environment.
Design forces on maritime structures: Wind, current, wave, docking force,
mooring line force, earthquake (if applicable) in additional to the dead,
superimposed and live loads.
Moles, Trestles and Catwalks.
Sessions 2 (3 Hrs)
• A Typical Jetty Layout Plan
• Fender Design
• Breasting Dolphin Design
Introduction of various types of maritime structures consist of jetty (loading
platform), breasting and mooring dolphins.
Selection and design of rubber fenders.
Breasting Dolphin : Selection, functions, loadings and design.
A complete design calculation of an as-built Breasting Dolphin will be included
and explained in detail.
Sessions 3 (3Hrs)
• Mooring Line Forces ; Mooring Dolphin Design
Mooring line patterns for securing ships.
Computation of mooring line forces.
Mooring Dolphin : Selection, functions, loadings and design.
A complete design calculation of an as-built Mooring Dolphin will be included
and explained in detail.
Sessions 4 (3Hrs)
• Forces on Jetty (Loading Platform)
• Jetty (Loading Platform) Design
Jetty (loading platform) : General consideration, selection, functions, loadings
and design.

A complete design calculation of an as-built Jetty (Loading Platform) will be
included and explained in detail.
Sessions 5 (3Hrs)
• Wave Characteristics for Structureal Design
• Wave Forces on Walls ; Design of Seawalls
Wave characteristics for structural design will be briefed.
Selection of design waves.
Wave forces on walls due to Nonbreaking Waves, Breaking Waves and Broken
Waves will be discussed fully.
Design of vertical and non-vertical seawalls subject to the above mentioned
wave forces.
Effect of angle of wave approach.
Walls on Rubble Foundation.
Sessions 6 (3Hrs)
• Rubble Mound Breakwaters ; Wave Forces on Piles
Practical design of rubble mound Breakwaters and revetment for shore
protection will be taught in full detail.
Examples of various concrete caisson type breakwaters.
Computation of wave forces on vertical and non-vertical piles.
CV of Course Lecturer
Er. Ang Chee Keong
Er. Ang. is a former Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Structural
Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore for 16 years. He
received his BSc from National Taiwan University and MSc from New York University
1970. Prior to joining NTU in 1983, he was working for several international reputable
consulting firms in New York for 14 years. He is the Principle of Ang Chee Keong &
Associates, a Civil, Structural and Marine Engineering Consulting Firm, founded in
1999.
Er. Ang in a Professional Engineer (Singapore and New York) and Accredited Checker
in Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore as well as the
American Society of Civil Engineers, he is also a Member of American Concrete
Institute and Singapore Steel Structural Society.
During the past 22 years, Er. Ang had provided consultancy services to Statutory
Boards, Consulting firms and construction companies. He also carried out Accredited
Checker work for high-rise buildings, Esplanade and Maritime Facilities.

Registration Form (Short course on Design of Maritime Structures –
9 – 26 Jan 2006)
Please send/fax the completed form to :
Institution of Engineers, Singapore
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Singapore 289758
Tel : 64695000 Fax : 64671108
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