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OE 690 - Introduction to Ocean Engineering
Credits:
4.00
Survey of engineering applications in the ocean environment.
Topics vary and include: hydrodynamics, waves, tides,
underwater sound, instrumentation, diving technology,
marine geomechanics, and naval architecture. Taught by a
team of faculty members from engineering departments.
Prereq: PHYS 408; MATH 527. Special fee.
OE 710 - Ocean Measurements Lab
Credits:
4.00
Measurements of fundamental ocean processes and parameters.
Emphasis on understanding typical offshore measurements,
their applications, and the use of acquired data, in terms
of the effects on structures and processes in the ocean.
OE 744 - Corrosion
Credits:
4.00
Three-part course. First part reviews and develops basic
concepts of electrochemistry, kinetics, and measurement
methods. Second part covers details of specific corrosion
mechanisms and phenomena including passivity, galvanic
corrosion, concentration cell corrosion, pitting and crevice
corrosion, and environmentally induced cracking. Third part
focuses on the effects of metallurgical structure on
corrosion, corrosion in selected environments, corrosion
prevention methods, and materials selection and design.
Prereq: CHEM 404 or 405; ME 561 or permission. Special fee.
Lab.
OE #753 - Ocean Hydrodynamics
Credits:
3.00
Fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics as applied to the
ocean; continuity; Euler and Navier-Stokes equations;
Bernoulli equation; stream function; potential function;
moment theorem; turbulence and boundary layers are
developed with ocean applications. Prereq: permission.
OE 754 - Ocean Waves and Tides
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to waves: small amplitude, linear wave theory,
standing and propagating waves, transformation in shallow
water, energy and forces on structures, generation by wind
and specification of a random sea, long waves with rotation,
and internal waves. Introduction to tides: description of
tides in ocean tidal generation forces, equilibrium tide,
and tidal analysis. Lab/project: field and lab measurements
with computer analysis. Prereq: PHYS 407-408; MATH 527;/or
permission. Lab.
OE 756 - Principles of Naval Architecture and Model Testing
Credits:
4.00
Fundamentals of naval architecture presented, including
hydrostatics, basics of resistance and propulsion, sea
keeping and scaling. Concepts applied in experiments
utilizing the tow/wave tank and associated instrumentation.
Prereq: ME 608 or equivalent; ME 627 or equivalent. Special
fee.
OE 757 - Coastal Engineering and Processes
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to small amplitude and finite amplitude wave
theories. Wave forecasting by significant wave method and
wave spectrum method. Coastal processes and shoreline
protection. Wave forces and wave structure interaction.
Introduction to mathematical and physical modeling. (Also
offered as CIE 757; ME 757.) Prereq: fluid dynamics or
permission.
OE 770 - Introduction to Ocean Mapping
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to the principles and practice of
hydrography and ocean mapping. Methods for the measurement
and definition of the configuration of the bottoms and
adjacent land areas of the oceans, lakes, rivers, estuaries,
harbors and other water areas, and tides or water levels and
currents that occur in those bodies of water. Prereq:
PHYS 407-408. (Also listed as ESCI 770.) Lab.
OE 771 - Geodesy and Positioning for Ocean Mapping
Credits:
3.00
The science and technology of acquiring, managing, and
displaying geographically-referenced information; the size
and shape of the earth, datums and projections;
determination of precise positioning of points on the earth
and the sea, including classical terrestrial-based methods
and satellite-based methods; shoreline mapping, nautical
charting and electronic charts. Prereq: MATH 426, PHYS 408.
(Also listed as ESCI 771.)
OE #781 - Physical Instrumentation
Credits:
4.00
Analysis and design of instrumentation systems. Sensors,
circuits, and devices for measurement and control. Elements
of probability and statistics as applied to instrument
design and data analysis. Transmission, display, storage,
and processing information. The design implementation
testing, and evaluation of a relevant instrument system is
an integral part of the course. Prereq: senior standing in
ECE or equivalent; ECE 652; and permission. Lab.
OE 785 - Underwater Acoustics
Credits:
4.00
Vibrations, propagation, reflection, scattering,
reverberation, attenuation, sonar systems, ray and
mode theory, transducers and arrays, signal analysis.
Prereq: permission. (Also offered as ECE 785.)
OE 795 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
New or specialized courses and/or independent study.
May be repeated for credit.