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Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)

School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

ORE 202 Ocean Technology—Man in the Sea (3) Survey of human activities in the ocean, from the most traditional to the most innovative technical and engineering accomplishments. DP

ORE 330 Mineral and Energy Resources (3) Hard material and petroleum origins, exploration and exploitation. Renewable and non-renewable resources distribution. Political and scientific constraints. A-F only. Pre: 202 or OCN 201, or consent. (Cross-listed as OCN 330) DP

ORE 411 Buoyancy and Stability (3) Ship nomenclature and geometry, hydrostatic principles of surface ships and underwater vehicles in free-floating, partially waterborne, and damaged conditions. Subdivision of ships. Launching. Pre: CEE 270 or equivalent. DP

ORE 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B candidate and consent.

ORE 601 Ocean and Resources Engineering Laboratory (3) Design, construction, and evaluation of an engineering system. Laboratory and field experience and data analysis supplemented with appropriate theory. Pre: 603 and 607, or consent.

ORE 603 Oceanography for Ocean Engineers (3) Physical, chemical, biological, and geological ocean environments for ocean engineers. Introduction to ocean dynamical processes and general circulation. Ocean measurement techniques, theory of underwater acoustics. Sonar, swath bathymetry, and tomography applications. Pre: consent.

ORE 607 Water Wave Mechanics (3) Governing equations in free surface flow, deterministic and probabilistic wave theories, wave transformation, wave-induced coastal currents, tides, ocean engineering operational sea state, and design wave criteria. Pre: consent.

ORE 608 Probability and Statistics for Ocean Engineers (3) Probability and statistical analysis including distributions, multiple regression and correlation, autocovariance, cross-spectra, and practical applications in ocean engineering. Pre: 607 or consent.

ORE 609 Hydrodynamics of Fluid-Body Interaction (3) Hydrodynamics of ships, coastal and offshore structures. Wave forces by potential theory and by Morison’s equation. Method of source distribution for potential flow problems. Flows with prescribed body motion, fixed and freely floating bodies. Pre: 607 or consent.

ORE 612 Dynamics of Ocean Structures (3) Response of floating platforms and vessels to wave action, spectral analysis in sea keeping. Frequency and time domain analyses of rigid body motions in six degrees of freedom. Pre: 411 or consent. Co-requisite: 609 or consent.

ORE 630 Structural Analysis in Ocean Engineering (3) Structural and finite element analyses and design of ocean structures to withstand hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loading of the sea. Considerations include material type, safety factor, stress concentration, and fatigue. Pre: consent. Co-requisite: 411.

ORE 631 Structural Design of Ships (3) Owner’s requirements, design criteria, and characteristics of ships and offshore structures. Conceptual and preliminary design procedures, hull strength, computer-aided design. Applications made to submersibles, cargo ships, and/or offshore platforms. Pre: 630 or consent. Fall only.

ORE 641 Environmental Fluid Dynamics (3) Fluid dynamics for coastal and estuarine environments. Turbulent mixing processes in homogeneous and stratified fluids. Buoyancy driven flows, internal hydraulics, topographic effects and estuarine circulation. Spill and pollutant dispersal. Pre: 603 or consent.

ORE 642 Marine Environmental Remediation (3) Thermodynamics, chemistry and measurements of marine pollutants, biodegradation and biotransformation of pollutants, symbiosis and mass transfer in biofilms, bioremediation of oil spills, hazardous sediments, algae control, regulations on marine environment. Pre: consent.

ORE 661 Coastal and Harbor Engineering (3) Planning and design of seawalls, groins, jetties, breakwaters, and layout of ports. Design requirements for harbor entrances and channels. Littoral drift and sedimentation problems. Navigation and mooring requirements. Pre: 607 or consent.

ORE 664 Nearshore Processes and Sediment Transport (3) Sediment transport by waves and currents in coastal areas and its effect on morphological processes. Effect of man-made structures on littoral drift and shoreline. Pre: 607 or consent.

ORE 677 OTEC Systems (3) Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems, thermodynamics, alternative processes, co-products, and environmental context. Pre: ME 311 or equivalent.

ORE 678 Marine Mineral Resources Engineering (3) Activities in marine minerals development are examined in a multidisciplinary systems approach involving engineering, Earth and environmental sciences and economics. Pre: consent.

ORE 695 Plan B Master’s Project (3) Independent study for students working on a Plan B master’s project. A grade of Satisfactory (S) is assigned when the project is satisfactorily completed. Pre: master’s candidacy in ORE.

ORE 699 Directed Reading or Research (V) Pre: graduate standing and consent.

ORE 700 Thesis Research (V) Pre: candidacy for MS in ocean and resources engineering.

ORE 707 Nonlinear Water Wave Theories (3) Higher-order theories. Forced oscillations. Stoke’s theory. Nonlinear shallow-water wave equations and hydraulic jumps; effects of rotation. Internal waves. Analytical techniques necessary will be developed as course progresses. Pre: consent.

ORE 766 Numerical Analysis of Hydrodynamic Problems (3) Numerical methods for solving potential flow problems encountered in coastal and offshore engineering. Boundary element, finite difference, and finite element methods are used for the solution of initial-boundary-value problems. Pre: consent.

ORE 783 (Alpha) Capstone Design Project (3) Major design experience based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporating realistic constraints that include economic, environmental, ethical, social, and liability considerations. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and consultant-client relationship. (B) coastal engineering; (C) offshore engineering; (D) ocean resources engineering. Pre: 411, 601, 603, and 607; or consent.

ORE 791 Special Topics in Ocean and Resources Engineering (V) Content will reflect special interests of visiting and permanent faculty. Pre: consent.

ORE 792 Seminar in Ocean and Resources Engineering (1) Attendance at 15 approved seminars is required along with submission of notes.

ORE 800 Dissertation Research (V) Pre: candidacy for PhD in ocean and resources engineering.