Advanced Topics in Port and Coastal Engineering

The course is taught as needed in agreement with professor in charge. Based on the student's prior knowledge, extended knowledge in breadth and depth on topics such as waves in deep and shallow water; sand transport, erosion and sedimentation; dredging disposal and land reclamation; coastal structures; port hydraulics and approach channels and port planning, are further developed. Detailed content of the course can largely be adapted to the students' interest and background.

The course shall develop knowledge and competences both broadly and in depth, within selected central issues in port and coastal engineering.

Knowledge:

Students should have knowledge of:

• To abstract a problem and make engineering assessments and do calculations within their specialty
• Description and modelling of physical environmental conditions and/or environmental loads related to waves, ice, currents and wind in terms of safety for humans and the environment
• Projected climate change and possible consequences for the structure and activity along the coast

Skills:

The student should be able to:

• Model (plan and execute) hydrodynamic processes within the field of coastal and harbour engineering (numerical modelling and/or physical modelling in lab)
• Plan and conduct field experiments for the determination of empirical data
• Evaluate the relevance of empirical data in relation to a practical problem

General competence:

The student has:

• Expertise to conduct independent reviews of engineering problems in his/her respective specialization
• The basis for evaluating different models and select the appropriate model for a practical problem
• Using the combination of physical measurements in the field / lab and/or results from numerical / theoretical models for decision-making for engineering assessments in the field of Marine Civil engineering

The exercise part is a project work on a topic approved by the professor in charge. Part of the course will be taken as a self study. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. To pass the course a score of at least 70 percent is required both for the project work and for the oral exam.