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AOE-4334: Ship Dynamics

Description: Analysis of motions of rigid body vehicles in water, including influence of added mass and buoyancy. Seakeeping motion responses in waves, wave-induced structural loads, random response analysis via spectral analysis, and extreme response analysis. Introduction to hydroelasticity and maneuvering.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AOE-3014 and AOE-3034 and (AOE-3214 or AOE-4214) and MATH-4564

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 16

Average GPA: 3.16 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 26.76%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Weil Leigh S Mccue201419.3%62.1%16.1%2.0%0.4%0.0%2.967
Stefano Brizzolara201971.6%20.6%4.5%3.2%0.0%0.0%3.573
Staff Mccue200725.9%50.5%18.8%3.6%1.2%0.0%2.933
Thomas E Schellin200446.7%50.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.441
Craig A Woolsey201564.4%24.8%9.3%1.6%0.0%0.0%3.452

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