Duration
24h Th, 12h Pr, 1d FW, 10h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master in civil engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This lecture is given in English. It is an elective lecture of the MAster 2 in civil Engineering
Port and Marine engineering is one of the major economic activities all over the world, which requires more and more educated engineers. Transportation is the heart of the economic development of a region. Europe is the leader in the development of the best sustainable transportation mode which is the inland navigation and their waterways.
This course relies on the Hydraulic Structures lectures given in the master in Civil Engineering (Construction). It will enlarge the student knowledge about the specificities to design Waterways and Ports. Some offshore aspects will also be considered.
Concerning Ports, Coastal and Offshore engineering, the students will learn about Port general arrangement (Marina, Sea port, ..), design of breakwaters under wave action, port protection, wave theory, navigation channel, installation of offshore wind farms...
Then the students will learn how to design of a waterway considering the interaction between the flow and the navigation, the problem of sediment management (dredging technology), design of floating structures (including floating stability)...
A visit will be organized and the course will be project oriented
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
See the lecture objectives (above)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in hydraulic structures.
-GCIV0009-1 Conception et exécution des constructions hydrauliques en rivière
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course includes practical works/exercises. Written works (reports) are marked.
A Technical visit of a lock is planned
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Organized from September to January. 3h /week and 4 days of personal work to achieve the exercices/reports.
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus and lectures notes (pdf version distributed by the Professor)
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical work are marked (50%)
An oral examination (50%)
The oral exam will be organised on the some day that "GCIV0009-1 Conception et exécution des constructions hydrauliques en rivière".
« The participation at the project and the submission of a rapport are mandatory. The student who may not submit a valuable project report will not be accepted to present the oral examen»
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Inland Waterways Ph RIGO Ph.rigo@ulg.ac.be +32 (0) 4 366 93 66