The Excitation and Foundation of Marine Structures
2025/2026
Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
The module builds on knowledge gained on 1st semester.Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module:
- Must have knowledge about design rules for marine structures including methods for deterministic and probabilistic assessment of loads on marine structures.
- Must have knowledge about analytical, numerical and experimental methods for investigation of marine and geotechnical problems.
Skills
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to perform a marine and geotechnical site assessment and a design basis.
- Must be able to apply advanced numerical and experimental methods for analysis and assessment of loads and geotechnical response of marine structures.
- Must be able to compare and evaluate limitations and uncertainties related to simple and advanced methods for estimation of environmental load as well as geotechnical bearing capacity and deformations.
- Must be able to evaluate the safety by application of probabilistic methods for assessment of loads and bearing capacity of marine structures.
Competences
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to apply proper terminology in oral, written and graphical communication and documentation of problems and solutions within marine structures.
- Must have an overview of design aspects related to marine structures.
- Must be able to communicate the results of the project work in a project report.
- Must be able to contribute successfully to teamwork within the problem area and make a common presentation of the result of the project work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR PROBLEM BASED LEARNING
- Must be able to assess problemsolving
- Must be able to assess teamwork/team composition
- Must be able to understand and explain what process analysis is
- Must be able to assess impact assessmentÂ
Type of instruction
Project work with supervision supplemented with instructions, workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests, etc.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the workload is expected to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | The Excitation and Foundation of Marine Structures |
| Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
Oral group exam based on presentation seminar and project
rapport. |
| ECTS | 15 |
| Permitted aids | See the relevant semester description/course description in Moodle. |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | External examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Marine konstruktioners belastning og fundering |
| Module code | B-BK-K2A-11 |
| Module type | Project |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 15 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module | |
| Time allocation for external examiners | B |
Organisation
| Education owner | Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Structural and Civil Engineering) |
| Study Board | Study Board of Built Environment |
| Department | Department of the Built Environment |
| Faculty | The Faculty of Engineering and Science |
