SYLLABUS:-

UNIT I 
Concrete/composites: Underwater concrete, mix design, quick setting compounds, high strength grout, fiber reinforced plastics, special composite materials for under water repairs. 
Structural Steel: Corrosion Mechanism; Types of corrosion; Seawater corrosion; corrosion allowance, cathodic protection design, impressed current method, sacrificial anodes design, protective coatings, splash zone protection, cathodic protection monitoring system. 
Underwater repair: Underwater welding, repair schemes for tubular members, grouted sleeve connections, and stressed – grouted connections for tubular joints.

UNIT II 
Static Structural Analysis: Estimation of wave and current loading on framed structures; maximum base shear and overturning methods; Cyclic loads for fatigue analysis.  
Dynamic Structural analysis: Dynamic analysis of framed structures; Mode shapes and Eigen frequency analysis; Wave response; dynamic wave response; frequency and time domain analysis of risers and pipelines.

UNIT III 
Loads on offshore structures: Wind Loads; Wave and Current Loads; Calculation based on Maximum base Shear and Overturning Moments; Design Wave heights and Spectral Definition; Hydrodynamic Coefficients and Marine Growth; Fatigue Load Definition and Joint Probability distribution; Seismic Loads.

UNIT IV 
Foundation for Offshore Structures: Mud-mats: bearing capacity, sliding stability, over-turning stability, short term and long term settlements, factor of safety; Bucket foundation; Suction anchors; Gravity foundation.