OVERVIEW

The aim of the course is to allow students the comprehension of the potential offered by modern structures, with particular attention to those manufactured in composite materials, and the constraints related to structural requirements, which must be taken into account in the design of small crafts.

AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

The course consists of lectures on the topics of the program, including dimensioning examples. The exercises will include revisions of the projects, independently developed by the students, in order to examine specific issues related to the design and to the materials choice required for the structures and equipment considered in the projects.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will provide the basic notions related to the design of structures of nautical interest with reference to the characteristics of the materials and technologies used in shipbuilding.

Introduction to the course: general aspects of structural design, choice of materials and technologies. Materials and properties of nautical  interest. Selection criteria; performance indexes.
Beam-hull model. Examples of stress evaluation.
Metals and polymers; environmental issues. Composites - matrices; relationships between properties, processes, environment.
Regulations and standards; hull design.
Composites - reinforcements; architecture and mechanical characteristics; technologies, joints, testing.
Loads on the hull, equipment and their dimensioning.
Demonstrations / practical exercises in the laboratory (in person or on video); composite production and assembly technologies. Characterization testing and control methods.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Course notes.

«Materiali per il Design-Introduzione ai materiali e alle loro proprietà» a cura di B.Del Curto e C. Marano, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.

L.Larsson, R.E. Eliasson, “Principles of Yacht Design”, International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2013

P.Lodigiani, «Capire e Progettare le Barche: Materiali, Costruzione, Dimensionamenti», Hoepli, 2016

W.C.Young, “Roark’s Formulas for Stress & Strain”, McGraw-Hill International Editions

B.Cheret,”Le vele Comprendere, Regolare,Ottimizzare”, Mursia,2003.

ISO/FDIS 12215-5, “Small craft- Hull construction and scantlings”.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANDREA RATTI (President)

LUCA ANGELO DI LANDRO (President Substitute)

GIUSEPPE SALA (President Substitute)

PAOLO SCHITO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/9008/p/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam consists of an interview related to the structure design and use of materials, specific to the projects developed by the students and analyzed during periodic revisions.

Exam schedule