The Offshore Engineering track trains the students to master the interpretation of environmental data for the design of the structures to be used in offshore wind turbines. Major aspects treated within this specialisation are manufacturing, transport, installation, operations and maintenance of offshore wind turbines.
Profile of the Offshore Engineering graduate:
- Knowledge of the specific cost drivers in offshore wind energy, i.e. installation, accessibility, maintenance and design of offshore structures
- Mastery of the design of offshore support structures, either bottom-mounted or floating, including the design for extreme and fatigue loads and accounting for soil-structure interaction, fabrication and installation issues
- Ability to develop and apply hydrodynamic models, probabilistic design methodologies and stochastic models of soil, wind and waves to the structural design
- Modelling and optimization of the layout of offshore wind farms and application of to the process of installation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms
- Ability to model soil mechanics
- Ability to model, design and optimize mooring systems
Experimental research and modelling: The curriculum includes in all specialisations specific courses focused on experimental research and modelling in order to make the graduate able to develop tools and verify solutions through experiments.
(Students who wish to follow extra courses can do so without extra tuition fees (please, check for possible limitations!). However, a check with the EWEM Tutor and course lecturer is always recommended prior to attend any extra course.)
Courses
The Offshore Engineering student is required to accomplish a minimum of 30 ECTS per semester/university by taking mandatory as well as elective courses. Students need to get official approval of their complete course list by the track coordinators of both universities awarding the degree before following the courses by submitting a Form 2. Each year the list of courses may be updated and the new form will be published in August. An overview of the courses offered within the Offshore Engineering track is provided below.
Note: the listed electives courses are the only courses that are pre-approved by the track coordinators. Should students want to follow elective courses that are not already included in this list, they should request their track coordinators to review and approve the courses before enrolling for such courses.
30 ECTS courses @DTUClick here to find information about the courses at DTU. | ||
Mandatory | ECTS | |
| 46300 | Wind Turbine Technology and Aerodynamics | 10 |
| 46211 | Offshore Wind Energy | 10 |
| 41111 | Hydrodynamics 2 | 5 |
Electives* | ECTS | |
| 46100 | Introduction to Micrometeorology for Wind Energy | 5 |
| 46500 | Probabilistic Methods in Wind Energy | 5 |
| 12421 | Advanced Soil Mechanics | 5 |
30 ECTS courses @TU DelftThe 2nd semester at the TU Delft is divided in two quarters (Q3&Q4). Click here to find information about the courses at the TU Delft. Please note: from cohort 2024-2025 onwards, major changes in the courses/curriculum of the TU Delft part of the Offshore Engineering track are expected. The information on the new courses/curriculum will be updated on the EWEM-website as soon as the information is available. | ||
Mandatory | ECTS | |
Offshore Renewable Energy (Q3) | 6 | |
Offshore Support Structures (Q3) | 6 | |
Floating Structures & Offshore Moorings (Q4) | 6 | |
| ME41055 | Multibody Dynamics B (Q3-Q4) | 4 |
Electives | ||
CFD for Dredging & Offshore Engineering (Q4) | 3 | |
Fatigue Strength of Marine Structures (Q3) | 5 | |
Introduction to Computational Dynamics of Offshore Structures (Q4) | 4 | |
Marine Pipelines (Q4) | 4 | |
Subsea Engineering (Q4) | 4 | |
Mechatronics in MT (Q4) | 5 | |
Ethics and Engineering Courses (choose 1 out of 2) | ||
Ethics and Engineering (Q3) | 3 | |
Philosophy of Engineering Science and Design (Q4) | 3 | |
15 ECTS courses + 15 ECTS thesis/specialization project @NTNUClick here to find information about the courses at NTNU. | ||
Mandatory | ECTS | |
| TMR4590 | Wind Turbine Energy - Offshore Engineering, Specialization Project* | 15 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project ** | 15 | |
Electives | ||
Geotechnical Engineering, Advanced Course | 7.5 | |
Fatigue design | 7.5 | |
Finite Element Methods in Structural Analysis | 7.5 | |
Fatigue and Fracture of Marine Structures | 7.5 | |
Sea Loads | 7.5 | |
Stochastic Theory of Sea Loads | 7.5 | |
Advanced Analysis of Marine Structures | 7.5 | |
Marine Structures, Specialization Course*** | 7.5 | |
Marine Hydrodynamics, Specialization Course | 7.5 | |
| *The Specialization Project for EWEM students is part of the thesis project for those who will choose a professor from Department of Marine Technology as supervisor. **The Specialization Project for EWEM students is part of the thesis project for those who will choose a professor from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as supervisor. ***Two modules of 3,75 ECTS each(or one of 7.5+ ECTS) shall be selected. | ||
30 ECTS thesis (free mobility)
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Compulsory TU Delft | ECTS | |
| OE54030EWEM | Master Thesis | 30 |
Compulsory NTNU | ||
| TMR5950 | Wind Turbine Energy - Offshore Engineering, Master Thesis* | 30 |
| TBM4900 | Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master Thesis** | 30 |
*For those who will choose a professor from Department of Marine Technology as supervisor. **For those who will choose a professor from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as supervisor. | ||