Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to understand and apply the basic principles of wind, wave, and soil–structure interaction in the analysis of civil and offshore engineering systems.
Wind, Wave and Soil-Structure Interaction for Civil Engineering (CVEN40910)
Curricular information is subject to change.
To give students an introduction to coupled interaction problems in civil engineering, with emphasis on modelling choices, physical interpretation, validation and engineering judgement. It would be an advanced civil-engineering interaction module rooted in structural response, design interpretation and multiphysics decision-making.
About this Module
The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Tutorial | 12 |
| Total | 114 |
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is delivered primarily through lectures and tutorials.Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): Closed-book final exam for 2 hours | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
No |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Five tutorials | Week 3, Week 5, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Assoc Professor Jennifer Keenahan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
| Spring | Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 14:00 - 14:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 14:00 - 15:50 |