Overview of All Weeks
Week 1: Introduction Unit CIEM42X0-CM
- Lecture
- Introduction to Computational Dynamics of Offshore Structure
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, CEG - 1.98 - Homework
- Study content of week 1
- Workshop
- ODE Solver
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, CEG - 1.98
At the end of this week you will be able to:
Define and analyse numerical methods to solve Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). This entails:
1. Define a simple solver to approximate solutions of ODEs based on Taylor Series
2. Quantify the numerical error of an approximated solution
3. Define adaptive time stepping approaches to control the numerical error
4. Distinguish between different ODE solvers
Week 1. Computational methods for ODEs [pdf]:
Introduction to numerical methods for ODEs
Taylor series
ODE solvers
Error and stability
Error control
Week 2: Computational methods for rigid body dynamics
- Lecture
- Types of structural elements, Lagrangian mechanics and Linearization
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, Flux Hall D - Homework
- Study content of week 2
- Workshop
- Workshop 2, Workshop 3, Workshop 4 and Workshop 5
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, Flux Hall D
At the end of this week you will be able to:
Defining and solving an Equation of Motion using the Lagrangian approach. This entails:
1. Recognize structural elements and understand their contribution in the Equation of Motion
2. Deriving the Equation of Motion using Lagrangian approach
3. Solve Equation of Motion using numerical methods
Week 2. Computational methods for rigid body dynamics [pdf]:
Week 3: Computational methods for time-dependent Partial Differential Equations
- Lecture
- Introduction to Finite Differences for time-dependent PDEs & Introduction to Finite Elements for time-dependent PDEs
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, Flux Hall D - Homework
- Study content of week 3
- Workshop
- Workshop 6, Workshop 7, Workshop 8
Wednesday, 08:45-12:45, Flux Hall D
At the end of this week you will be able to:
Define and analyze numerical methods to solve systems governed by Partial Differential Equations. This entails:
1. Define the system of PDEs that characterize the behaviour of structures composed by rods and beams
2. Define numerical methods to solve a system of PDEs
3. Implement a solver for a system of PDEs
4. Analyse and justify the results
Week 3. Computational methods for time-dependent Partial Differential Equations [pdf]:
1. Introduction to Finite Differences for time-dependent PDEs
2. Introduction to Finite Elements for time-dependent PDEs (6.4 and 6.5)
3. Theory: Beam equation 4.1
4. Theory: Space frames 4.3