Educational objectives: they are mainly related to the correct knowledge of the main typologies of ship constructions, with reference to ship classification, rules, materials, connections, structural details and fabrication techniques. The skill of classifying the ship structures represents a further educational objective of the course. Finally, it is expected that students are capable of reading the ship structural drawings, by the analysis of several schemes of existing ships carried out during the course.
Knowledge and understanding: Students shall prove to know the main topics related to ship technology and construction, with reference to ship typologies, fabrication techniques, connections, materials and classification. Finally, students shall be capable of determining the section modulus of some basic sections, in order to assess the bending strength.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Students shall prove to apply the acquired topics and theoretical proficiencies, required to correctly read the ship structural drawings, with main reference to the ordinary and reinforced transverse sections, and the watertight transverse bulkheads. Besides, students shall be capable of correctly determining the section modulus of ordinary stiffeners with attached plating.
Judgment autonomy: Students shall autonomously evaluate and classify the main ship typologies, the applied materials, by correctly reading and understanding relevant structural drawings and schemes.
Communicative Skills: Students shall acquire the skill of reading the section schemes of main structural elements of ships, also with reference to the applied materials and the most suitable welding techniques.
Learning Skills: Students shall be capable of continuously update their skills, by reading books, articles and rules (mainly in English), in order to acquire a good capacity of enhancing the own knowledge in the field of ship technology and construction.