TEST hydraulic and offshore
Picture a world powered completely by renewable energy from offshore wind turbines, a high-speed train between London and New York in a submerged tunnel, or floating cities on the ocean. Imagine preserving Venice from the constant threat of rising waters.
In this track, you'll master structural, hydraulic, and soil mechanics enabling you to create resilient, sustainable structural solutions in hydro-dynamic environments. Learn to navigate risks, uncertainties, and ethical dilemmas as you tackle pivotal civil engineering challenges for climate adaptation and the energy transition.
Key features
➨ Learn to navigate complex, multi-disciplinary and cultural environments while managing risks and uncertainties.
➨ Engineer economically viable solutions amidst diverse interests and ethical values.
➨ Evaluate solutions against full life-cycle requirements.
➨ Identify knowledge gaps and design experiments to advance the field.
➨ Collaborate with industry, research institutes, governments, and NGOs
Track Curriculum
Track Base Module: Hydraulic and Offshore Structures
In the Track Base Module, Hydraulic and Offshore Structures (CIEM 4000). you’ll explore the fundamentals in structural, hydraulic, and geotechnical engineering needed to design, construct, and operate hydraulic and offshore structures in river, coastal, and marine environments. You'll learn about fluid- and soil-structure interactions, structural mechanics, and uncertainty analysis, preparing you for complex interdisciplinary engineering challenges.
A-Module
Upon starting Q3, you choose an A-Module. Depending on your interest, you can either deepen your expertise in Hydraulic Structures or in Offshore Structures.
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This module focuses on designing common hydraulic structures, taking into account stability, strength, and constructability. You’ll further investigate hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural aspects, emphasizing environmental interaction, ultimate strength, fatigue, and ethical considerations.
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In this module you'll create conceptual designs for fixed offshore structures, focusing on ultimate strength and fatigue. This course combines lectures, workshops, and a group project, emphasizing structural, geotechnical, and reliability aspects.
B-Module
In Q4, you choose one B-Module, allowing you to further specialise with the field. Each module includes a workshop on ethical responsibility of engineers, field visits, and lab experiments. There are two options to choose from.
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This module focuses on designing hydraulic structures like breakwaters, dikes, and dams to protect against waves, currents, and high water levels. You'll learn to create and evaluate solutions considering environmental and ethical aspects. The course includes lectures and projects, with assessment based on an exercise portfolio and an individual exam.
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This module focuses on designing, monitoring, and assessing floating and submerged civil engineering solutions for infrastructural and urban development. You’ll learn to address aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, and soil interactions, emphasizing ethics, sustainability, and collaboration through project-based learning and hands-on activities.
Student Experiences
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