| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
650.506, RESR8550, OENA8550 |
| Content |
Topics include an introduction to the ocean environment; calculating basic wave properties; wave effects, irregular ocean waves; ocean wave measurement and forecasting; basic wave forces on offshore structures, wave forces and wave responses; and other forces on offshore structures. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Jo Voola |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
online |
| Unit Rules |
| Advisable prior study: understanding of the basics of algebraic manipulation, trigonometry, integral and differential calculus; basic statistical formula (mean, mode, standard deviation etc.) |
Contact hours—online lectures: 2 hrs per week; online tutorials: 1 hr per fortnight
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| Unit web page |
http://webct.uwa.edu.au/ (only for enrolled students)
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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