Chapter 4

Undergraduate Courses

4.1 Introduction
Course schedule for the undergraduate students of the Department of
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is given below.

Summary of Course Curriculum

Total Departmental
Theory Subjects 40 23
Sessional Subjects 28 19
Theory (Credit Hours/Contact Hours) 117/117 69/ 69

Sessional (Credit Hours/Contact 43.5/87 31.5/63

Hours)
Total Credit hours 160.50
Total contact hours 204.00

Contact hours and credit hours in eight terms in NAME department

Level- Contact Contact Cumulative Cumulative

Term hours for hours for contact credit hours
Theory Sessional hours
courses courses
1-I 14.0 10.5 24.5 19.25
1-II 15.0 12 51.5 40.25
2-I 14.0 10.5 76.0 59.50
2-II 14.0 12.0 102 79.50
3-I 14.0 12.0+6.0* 134 102.5
3-II 16.0 6 156 121.5
4-I 15.0 9.0 180 141
4-II 15.0 9.0 204 160.5
Total 117.0 87 204 160.5
*Training course ( 4 week @ 21 hr/week ≈ 14 week @ 6 hr/week)

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Distribution of credit hours for different categories of courses in NAME dept.

Level-Term 1-I 1-II 2-I 2-II 3-I 3-II 4-I 4-II Total
Huminities 2+0 - 2+1.5 2+0 2+0 - - - 8+1.5
(credit hr.)
Mathematics 3+0 3+0 3+0 3+0 - 4+0 - - 16+0
(credit hr.)
Basic Sciences 6+1.5 3+1.5 - - - - - - 9+3
(credit hr.)
Departmental 3+0 3+3 6+3 6+4.5 9+6+3 9+3 6+4.5 9+4.5 51+(28.5+3)
Engineering
(credit hr.)
Allied 0+3.75 6+1.5 3+0.75 3+1.5 - - 3+0 - 15+7.5
Engineering
(credit hr.)
Optional - - - - 3+0 3+0 6+0 6+0 18+0
Courses
(credit hr.)
Total 14+5.25 15+6 14+5.25 14+6 14+6+3 16+3 15+4.5 15+4.5 117+43.5

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4.2 Course Content of the Department of Naval Architecture &

Marine Engineering

Level-1 Term-I

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
Chem 109 Chemistry -1 3 3
Hum 111 English 2 2
Math 181 Differential Calculus and 3 3
Integral Calculus
NAME 117 Hydrostatics and Stability 3 3
Phy 105 Structure of Matter, 3 3
Electricity, Magnetism and
Modern Physics
Sessional Courses
Chem 114 Chemistry Sessional -1 3 1.5
ME 160 Mechanical Engineering 3 1.5
Drawing-1
Shop 186 Machine Shop Sessional 1.5 0.75
Shop 188 Foundry and Welding Shop 3 1.5
Sessional
Total (5T + 4S) 24.50 19.25

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Level -1 Term-II

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
EEE 161 Electrical Engineering 3 3
Principles
ME 169 Basic Thermal Engineering 3 3
Math 183 Coordinate Geometry and 3 3
Ordinary Differential
Equation
NAME 123 Fluid Mechanics 3 3
Phy 107 Waves and Oscillations, 3 3
Geometrical Optics and Wave
Mechanics
Sessional Courses
ME 170 Basic Thermal Engineering. 3 1.5
Sessional.
NAME 118 Ship Design and Drawing I 3 1.5
NAME 124 Fluid Mechanics Sessional 3 1.5
Phy 102 Physics Sessional 3 1.5
Total (5T +4S) 27.00 21.00

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Level-2 Term-I

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
HUM 113 Economics 2 2
Math 281 Vector Analysis and 3 3
Differential Equation (Special
Types)
MME 293 Shipbuilding Materials 3 3
NAME 219 Marine Engines and Fuels 3 3
NAME 251 Mechanics of Structure 3 3
Sessional Courses
Hum 102 English Sessional 3 1.5
MME 294 Shipbuilding Materials 1.5 0.75
Sessional
NAME 238 Ship Design and Drawing II 3 1.5
NAME 252 Mechanics of Structure 3 1.5
Sessional
Total (5T + 4S) 24.50 19.25

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Level -2 Term –II

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
EEE 261 Electrical and Electronic 3 3
Technology for Marine
Engineers
Hum 211 Sociology 2 2
Math 283 Statistics, Partial Differential 3 3
Equation and Matrices
NAME 217 Theoretical Ship Design 3 3
NAME 223 Marine Hydrodynamics 3 3
Sessional Courses
EEE 262 Electrical and Electronic 3 1.5
Technology for Marine
Engineers Sessional
NAME 224 Marine Hydrodynamics 3 1.5
Sessional
NAME 248 Ship Design and Drawing III 3 1.5
NAME 246 Computer Aided Design 3 1.5
(CAD)
Total (5T + 4S) 26.00 20.00

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Level-3 Term-I

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
Hum 313 Principles of Accounting 2 2
NAME 323 Resistance and Propulsion of 3 3
Ships
NAME 345 Welding Technology 3 3
NAME 351 Ship Structure 3 3
Optional courses (any one **)
NAME 315 Country Boats 3 3
NAME 335 Port and Harbor Engineering 3 3
NAME 353 Sea Waves and 3 3
Spectral Analysis
NAME 357 Marine Pollution 3 3
NAME 371 Finite Element Method for 3 3
Ship Structure
Sessional Courses
NAME 324 Resistance and Propulsion of 3 1.5
Ships Sessional
NAME 338 Ship Design Project and 3 1.5
Presentation
NAME 348 Ship Design and Drawing – IV 3 1.5
NAME 352 Ship Structure Sessional 3 1.5
Total (5T+4S) 26.00 20.00
Training course during vacation
NAME 310 Shipyard Practice 21 3
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Level-3 Term-II

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
Math 381 Fourier Analysis, Harmonic 4 4
Function, Complex Variable
and Laplace Transforms
NAME 319 Theory of Machines 3 3
NAME 355 Ship Construction 3 3
NAME 329 Heat Transfer 3 3
Optional courses (any one **)
NAME 327 Economic and Social Aspects 3 3
of Marine Transportation
System
NAME 343 Marine Acoustics 3 3
NAME 347 Design of Special Ships 3 3
NAME 363 Computational Fluid Dynamics 3 3
(CFD)
Sessional Courses
NAME 336 Computer Programming in 3 1.5
Ship Design - I
NAME 338 Ship Design Project and 3 1.5
Presentation
Total (5T+2S) 22.00 19.00

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Level-4, Term-I

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
IPE 479 Engineering Management 3 3
NAME 415 Marine Maintenance and 3 3
Repair
NAME 419 Motion and Control 3 3
Optional courses (any two **)
NAME 413 Theory of Hydrofoils 3 3
NAME 439 Ship Vibration 3 3
NAME 451 Advanced Ship Structure 3 3
NAME 455 Computer Aided Ship 3 3
Production
NAME 457 Fishing Vessel Technology 3 3
NAME 471 Computer Aided Ocean 3 3
Structure Analysis
NAME 475 Dredger and Dredging 3 3
Technology
NAME 477 Optimization Methods in Ship 3 3
Design
Sessional Courses
NAME 400 Project and Thesis 3 1.5
NAME 416 Numerical Computations 3 1.5
Sessional
NAME 436 Computer Programming in 3 1.5
Ship Design-II
Total (5T + 3S) 24.00 19.50

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Level -4, Term-II

Course No. Course Title Contact Credit

hours hours
Theoretical Courses
NAME 427 Maritime System and 3 3
Management
NAME 429 Marine Engineering 3 3
NAME 449 Navigation and Maritime 3 3
Regulations
Optional courses (any two**)
NAME 423 Power and Propulsion Systems 3 3
NAME 425 Shipyard Management 3 3
Design of Inland Waterways 3 3
NAME 447
Transportation System
NAME 461 Hydro-elasticity 3 3
Marine Production and 3 3
NAME 465
Planning
NAME 467 Control Engineering 3 3
NAME 469 Ship Performance 3 3
NAME 481 Optimum Structural Design 3 3
Sessional Courses
NAME 400 Project and Thesis 6 3
NAME 430 Marine Engineering Sessional 3 1.5
Total (5T+2S) 24.00 19.50

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GROUP A: Hydrodynamics and Structural Division (TABLE A)

Course No. Name of the Course Credits Type of Course

hours
NAME 343 Marine Acoustics 3 Hydrodynamics
NAME 353 Sea Waves and 3 Hydrodynamics
Spectral Analysis
NAME 363 Computational Fluid 3 Hydrodynamics
Dynamics (CFD)
NAME 371 Finite Element 3 Structure
Method for Ship
structure
NAME 413 Theory of Hydrofoils 3 Hydrodynamics
NAME 423 Power and Propulsion 3 Hydrodynamics
Systems
NAME 439 Ship Vibration 3 Hydrodynamics
NAME 451 Advanced Ship 3 Structure
Structure
NAME 461 Hydro-elasticity 3 Structure
NAME 469 Ship Performance 3 Hydrodynamics
NAME 471 Computer Aided 3 Structure
Ocean Structure
Analysis
NAME 481 Optimum Structural 3 Structure
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GROUP B: Design and Production Division (TABLE B)

Course No. Name of the Course Credits Type of

hours Course
NAME 315 Country Boats 3 Design/
Production
NAME 327 Economic and Social 3 Design
Aspects of Marine
Transportation System
NAME 335 Port and Harbor Engineering 3 Design/
Production
NAME 347 Design of Special Ships 3 Design/
Production
NAME 357 Marine Pollution 3 Design
NAME 425 Shipyard Management 3 Production
NAME 447 Design of Inland Waterways 3 Design
Transportation System
NAME 455 Computer Aided Ship 3 Production
Production
NAME 457 Fishing Vessel Technology 3 Design
NAME 465 Marine Production and 3 Production
Planning
NAME 467 Control Engineering 3 Design
NAME 475 Dredger and Dredging 3 Design/
Technology Production
NAME 477 Optimization Methods in 3 Design
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** Optional courses are divided into two major divisions:

1) Hydrodynamics and Structural division and
2) Design and Production division.

A student belonging to a particular division must take six optional

courses (two in level 3 and four in level 4) altogether from that division
in level 3 and Level 4.

Moreover, a student belonging to Hydrodynamics and Structural division

must take at least two optional courses from Hydrodynamics courses and
at least two optional courses from Structural courses shown in TABLE
– A. Similarly, a student belonging to Design and production division
must take at least two optional courses from Design courses and at
least two optional courses from Production courses shown in TABLE –
B.

4.3 Detail Syllabus of Undergraduate Courses of the Department

of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

4.3.1 Compulsory Courses

NAME 117: Hydrostatics and Stability
3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk

Hull form definition of ships and ocean structures, Lightweight,

deadweight, capacity and tonnage measurement, Hydrostatic
calculations, Initial stability, free surface effects, stability at large angles,
intact stability computations, damaged stability and its calculations by
lost buoyancy and added weight method, Inclining experiment.
International Maritime Organization (IMO) stability criteria, wind heel
criteria, Subdivision and floodable length calculations, Subdivision
indices, Launching calculations.

NAME 118 Ship Design and Drawing I

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

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Reproduction of general arrangement (GA) plan, lines plan, offset table

and Bonjean curves.

NAME 123: Fluid Mechanics

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs./wk.

Fluid properties, fluid statics and kinematics, continuity, energy and

momentum principles, energy and hydraulic grade-lines, laminar and
turbulent flows, introduction to boundary layers, drags, and wakes,
friction and flow through pipes, impact of jets, dimensional analysis,
principles of similitude and model testing, Aerofoil and its application.
Hydraulic machines: reciprocating and centrifugal pumps, Cavitations.

NAME 124: Fluid Mechanics Sessional

1.5 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Experiments based on NAME 123

NAME 217: Theoretical Ship Design

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prereq.: NAME 117

Engineering design philosophy, Various design stages: concept design,

basic designs, preliminary designs, contract designs, detailed designs.
Design spiral: cargo routes, estimation of dimensions and hull form and
displacement, preliminary G. A. plan, calculation of freeboard, depth and
volume, calculation of longitudinal strength and powering, selection of
machinery and outfit, checking for trim and stability, estimation of
lightweight and cargo deadweight, economic criteria and evaluation.
Case studies of typical merchant ships.

NAME 219: Marine Engines and Fuels

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

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Prereq. ME 169

Performance study of internal combustion engines, Fuels and

combustion. Internal combustion engine systems: introduction, fuel oil,
injection, intake, exhaust etc. Engine components: crankshaft, bearings,
connecting rod, piston, liner, ring, thrust bearing etc. Marine fuel: types,
grading, testing, treatment methods, blending, catalytic cracking etc.
HSD, IFO and heavy fuel engines, Gas turbines. Nuclear power plants.

Introduction to combustion chamber: open and divided, combustion

chamber in marine diesel engines. Turbo-charging: thermodynamics,
principle, types and design limitations, Vessel type and engine choice.

Study of sources of energy, introduction to renewable energy sources.

NAME 223: Marine Hydrodynamics

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prereq. NAME 123

Flow of an ideal fluid: equation of continuity, streamlines, streak lines

and path lines, two-dimensional flow patterns, rotational and irrotational
flows, vorticity, velocity potential functions, stream functions, Euler’s
equation of motion, Bernoulli’s equation, velocity and pressure
distribution.

Uniform flow, irrotational vortex, circulation, source, sink and doublet,

flow past a half body, cylinder and rankine body, virtual mass and
Magnus effect.

Conformal transformation: analytic functions, singularities, Cauchy-

Riemann equations, complex potential, application of conformal
transformation to some flow cases, Joukowski’s hypothesis, lift of an
infinite aerofoil, Theorems of Green, Stokes, Cauchy and Blasius and
their application to some hydrodynamic problems.
Flow of a real fluid: Navier-Stokes equations, displacement, momentum

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and energy thickness of the boundary layer, and characteristics of flow

around a ship hull.

NAME 224: Marine Hydrodynamics Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prereq. NAME 123, NAME 124

Experiments based on NAME 223

NAME 238 Ship Design and Drawing II

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prereq.: NAME 117, NAME 118

Hull form design, Space allocation and general arrangement (GA),

Hydrostatic calculation, stability and cross curves, checking compliance
with standard stability criteria, trim calculations.

NAME 246: Computer Aided Design (CAD)

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Introduction to CAD, Drawing unit and scale, 2-D drawing tools,

modification tools, layers, hatching and dimensioning.

Working in 3-D space, 3-D coordinate systems, drawing sheet layout,

viewpoints, 3-D drawing tools, 3-D wire frame modeling, surface
modeling, solid modeling and rendering.

Application of CAD in ship design, Introduction to computer aided

manufacture (CAM).

NAME 248: Ship Design and Drawing III

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prerequisite: NAME 238

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construction and shell expansion drawings. Capacity plan.

NAME 251: Mechanics of Structure

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Fundamental of stress analysis. Mechanical properties of materials.

Normal, shear and combined stresses. Joint and beam analyses:
continuous beam, beam on elastic foundation, curved beam. Column and
buckling analyses. Thick cylinder and pressure vessel. Torsion and shaft
design. Theories of failure.

NAME 252: Mechanics of Structure Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Tension, direct shear, hardness and impact tests of steel specimen.

Slender column test for different end loading conditions. Static bending
test. Performance test of welded and riveted joints.

NAME 310: Shipyard Practice

3.0 Credit, consolidated 4 weeks @ 21hrs./wk.

Ship design: basic design, estimation, hull design, piping and equipment
design, shell expansion, detailed construction drawings. Ship
construction: mould loft, gas cutting, CNC cutting, welding, fabrication,
sub-assembly, assembly, field assembly, erection, launching, outfitting,
delivery trial, Diesel engine workshop practice.

NAME 319: Theory of Machines

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction, Kinematics and Kinetics of motion, Simple harmonic

motion, Simple mechanism, Velocity in mechanisms (instantaneous
centre methods and relative velocity method), Accelerations in
mechanisms, Mechanisms with lower pairs, Friction, Belt, rope and
chain drive. Toothed gearing, Gear trains, Gyroscopic couple and
precision motion, Design of marine shafts, stern tube and bearing.

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NAME 323: Resistance and Propulsion of Ships

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 223

Phenomena resisting the motion of ships, Resistance due to friction,

wave making, form, appendage, wind and waves, squat, blockage and
shallow water effects, Estimation of powering using methodical series
and statistical methods. Advantageous effects of hull form changes-
bulbous bows. Asymmetric sterns and optimum trim for ships in ballast,
Screw propeller geometry, Momentum and blade element theories,
Propellers in open water, propeller coefficients and design charts, Hull
propeller interaction- wake, thrust deduction and relative rotative
efficiency, Propeller cavitations, Propeller blade strength. Screw design
according to circulation theory for uniform and non-uniform wake.
Speed trials and service performance analysis.

NAME 324: Resistance and Propulsion of Ships Sessional

1.50 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Sessional based on NAME 323

NAME 329: Heat Transfer

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Introduction: steady and unsteady state conduction in one dimension:

cases of single and composite walls, cylinders and spheres, fins of
uniform cross section. Transient heat transfer: system with negligible
internal resistance. Hiesler charts, Introduction to two and three
dimensional heat conduction. Convection: forced and natural, basic
mechanism, methods of evaluation, non-dimensional parameters,
empirical and semi-empirical methods. Radiation: fundamental laws,
black and gray bodies, form factors, evaluation of form factors. Heat
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transfer cases in ship design: insulation in bulkheads, refrigerated spaces,

fish holds in trawlers.

NAME 336: Computer Programming in Ship Design-I

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Introduction to computer hardware, software and operating systems.

Algorithms and flowcharts. Introduction to programming languages.
FORTRAN 77 and FORTRAN 90: variables, statements, format directed
input and output, nesting, arrays and pointers, subprograms and modules,
graphics programming, using library functions, dynamic link library
(DLL), dynamic memory allocation, creating multi-thread application,
programming with mixed languages, debugging. Computer applications
to naval architecture problems especially hydrostatic calculations of
marine vehicles.

NAME 338: Ship Design Project and Presentation

3.00 Credit, 6hrs. /wk.
Prereq. NAME 118, NAME 238, NAME 246, NAME 248

[Presentation will be made before teachers and students of the

department twice in a term]

Design of a particular ship: principal particulars, lines plan,

displacement, general arrangement (GA), freeboard, volume, scantling,
power, machinery, endurance, outfit, approximate trim and stability, light
weight and deadweight, design update and final design with lines, GA,
midship, profile, deck and bottom construction based on Rule Book,
shell expansion, hydrostatic curves, trim and cross curves of stability,
power, engine selection and propeller design.

NAME 345: Welding Technology

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

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Development of ship welding. Different types of welding and their

equipment. Welding principle, types of power sources and their
characteristics. Welding methods: MMAW, GMAW, SAW, Electroslag
welding, TIG. Types of welding joints. Welding symbols. Welding
sequence in shipbuilding, Common defects in ship welding: welding
distortion monitoring and control, inspection and testing of welded
specimen. Non destructive testing. Methods and principles of cutting,
cutting equipment. Steel surface preparation – shot blasting, acid
pickling, etc.

NAME 348: Ship Design and Drawing IV

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prerequisite: NAME 118, NAME 238, NAME 248

Rudder design and drawing. Steering arrangement. Shafting and

propeller arrangement. Main engine foundation.

NAME 351: Ship Structure

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 251

Forces on the ship. Ship strength calculation, longitudinal and transverse

strength of ship. Dynamic effects. Structural discontinuities, stress
concentration, superstructure theory. Plate and shell analyses: grillages,
buckling of plates. Composite construction. Introduction to Finite
Element Methods (FEM).

NAME 352: Ship Structure Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 252

Study of asymmetric bending. Determination of shear center. Analysis of

truss. Compression test of helical spring. Tension test of plastic
specimen. Solving problems using finite element package.
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NAME 355: Ship Construction

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Development of ship structure. Details of structural member: structural

discontinuity, stress concentration, remedial measures. Cathodic
protection, surface preparation and painting. Shipyard facilities: various
shops and production facilities and their layout. Process of ship
construction. Numerical control. Boat building by materials other than
steel. Introduction to the rules of Classification Societies.

NAME 400: Project and Thesis

4.50 Credit, 9 hrs/wk.

Major field of project and thesis are as follows:

(a) ship design (b) ship construction (c) strength of ship (d) material
testing and fracture problems (e) ship motion (f) resistance and
propulsion of ships (g) marine engines and ship vibration (h) marine
transportation system (i) marine engineering (j) dynamics of ship/floating
bodies/structures (k) Environmental impact assessment (l) Life cycle
assessment (LCA) etc.

NAME 415: Marine Maintenance and Repair

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk
Prereq.: NAME 345, NAME 355

Maintenance requirements – corrosion, fatigue, marine fouling. Failure

causes – fatigue failure of structural members, deformation failures,
failure due to corrosion. Repairs to failures. Measures for failure of
structural members due to deformation, corrosion, fatigue, etc.
Prevention of marine growth and removal of marine growth both in dry
and wet condition, Design considerations with regard to maintenance.
Maintenance scheduling. Welding repair decision model. Classification
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In situ plate cutting and welding, tolerance requirements, distortion

removal. Underwater welding- dry and wet. Welding Inspection. Impact
of preventive maintenance and repair techniques on operation.

NAME 416: Numerical Computations Sessional

1.5 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Interpolation methods. Solution of numerical, algebraic and

transcendental equations. Numerical differentiation and integration.
Solving equations by finite difference technique. Regression analysis, the
method of least squares, curve fitting. Application to Naval Architecture
problems.

NAME 419: Motion and Control

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction to sea keeping. Recapitulation of gravity waves. Wave

record analysis. Rayleigh distribution. Spectral representation of the
seaway. Directional spectra. Ship motion in regular waves- Response
amplitude operators. Motions in irregular sea. Slamming and deck
wetness.

Introduction to maneuverability, Motion stability criterion, ITTC

maneuvering standards- Design of control surface-Rudder design.

NAME 427: Maritime System and Management

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 217

Shipbuilding cost estimation. Tendering and contracts. Freight market

and operating economics. Chartering of ships. Alternative maritime
designs. Overall optimization for speed size combinations of ships.
Relative importance of technical and economic features. Importance and
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ports and ISO certifications.

Management practices in maritime projects. Commercial, marketing,

legal and financial aspects of shipbuilding and shipping.

NAME 429: Marine Engineering

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 219

Pumps: types: characteristics, NPSH, head calculation. blowers and

compressors. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: thermodynamics,
principles. Air conditioning system for ships. Heating and ventilating
systems. Air treatment in cargo spaces.

Marine auxiliary machineries: windlasses, winches, cargo access

equipment for dry, unitized, liquid and cryogenic cargoes, steering gear:
types and characteristics. Drive design criteria, testing, commissioning.
Pipe materials, piping systems and valves, steam traps, anchors, anchor
hawse, chains, etc. Emergency systems. Propeller, shaft and stern gear
arrangement.

NAME 430: Marine Engineering Sessional

1.50 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Sessional based on NAME 219 and NAME 429

NAME 436: Computer Programming in Ship Design-II

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.
Prereq.: NAME 336

Introduction to C and C++ programming languages. C and C++

fundamentals – data types and expressions. Operators. Libraries.
Statements. Arrays and strings. Functions. Function overloading. Control

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statements. Pointers. Input and output systems. Object oriented

programming (OOP).
Application to the computations of stability, trim and structural strength
of marine vehicles.

NAME 449: Navigation and Maritime Regulations

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Outline of navigation. Navigational aids and aids to navigation. Shipping

laws and safety rules. Inland shipping ordinance (ISO) of Bangladesh.
Life saving appliances and fire fighting equipment. Safety of life at sea
(SOLAS). International load line convention (ILLC). Role of IMO.
Registration and survey of ships. Marine personnel. Accident enquiries.
International marine conventions. Collision regulations. Legislations of
marine pollutions. Outline of laws at sea.

4.3.2 Optional Courses

NAME 315: Country Boats

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Country boats: types, sizes, hull shape and hydrostatic characteristics.

Evaluation of hull shapes, Structural design of country boats. Timber
used for boat building and treatment methods. Traditional and novel
construction method. Mechanized and sail propulsion of country boats.
Artisanal offshore fishing boats of Bangladesh and other places of the
world. Advantages and disadvantages of country boats and scopes of
improvements. Role of country boats in Bangladesh. Socio-economic
aspects of country boat operations. Alternative boatbuilding materials for
country boats. Current topics on country boats.

NAME 327: Economic and Social Aspects of Marine Transportation

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3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Impact of transportation system on ways of human life, effects on the

environment and on the local and global politics. UNCTAD conference
on shipping: cargo sharing rules, vessel flag protection acts, waiver rules.
Liner Conferences. Feeder Trade Committees, Economy and the marine
transportation system. Regional inland waterway transportation network:
India-Bangladesh, South-east Asia. Transportation system as a
prerequisite to local and global development.

NAME 335: Port and Harbor Engineering

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction to port and harbor structures. Harbor classifications. Port

facilities: Berthing and mooring structures and rendering systems.
Operational and environmental loads. Wave oscillations in harbor and its
control. Maneuvering of ships within harbor. Cargo handling in ports.
Offshore mooring- design of breakwaters, jetties, wharfs, quays,
diaphragm walls, slipways and docks. Sediment transport and
maintenance dredging in harbors. Control and marine pollution in ports.
NAME 343: Marine Acoustics
3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Underwater noise. Acoustic conversion efficiency. Types of under water

noise. Noise control. Elementary characteristics of sound. Wave
equation. Plane sound waves, spherical waves, transmission at media
interfaces. Acoustic radiation. Radiation efficiency- noise level, spectra
and bandwith. Propeller noise. Singing. Cavitation noise. Structure –
fluid interaction - structural resonance, acoustic control measures, hull
array. Devices for under water sound production and reception.
Commercial applications of underwater acoustics.

NAME 347: Design of Special Ships

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3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Prereq. NAME 317

Special design features of trawlers, tugs, container ships, ro-ro ships,

tankers, submarines and other warships, high speed crafts, and multi-hull
vessels.

NAME 353: Sea Waves and Spectral Analysis

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Waves and the sea. Irregular wave patterns. Time series: Fourier
analysis, spectral density. Sea spectra: International Towing Tank
Conference (ITTC) spectra, International Ship and Offshore Structure
Congress (ISSC) spectra, Joint North Sea Wave Project (JOHNSWAP)
spectra. Direction spectra. Recent development in spectral analysis.
Spectrum of related quantities: excitation and response spectra, spectral
estimates and parameters, selection of extreme value distributions.

NAME 357: Marine Pollution

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

General concepts of marine pollution. Types of marine pollution: oil

pollution, heavy metal pollution, synthetic organic chemical pollution,
eutrophication. Biological consequences of marine pollutants –
substances harmful to living organisms. Sources of marine pollution:
natural, transportation, accidents, and routine discharge. Monitoring of
pollution and environmental impact assessment. Life cycle assessment of
marine transport. Past, current, and proposed approaches for the
improvement of marine pollution problems related to marine transports.

NAME 363: Computational Fluid Dynamics

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 123, NAME 223

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Introduction. Governing equations of fluid flow. Green’s theorem,

Boundary integral methods and its application to radiation and
diffraction problems, Discretisetion schemes: finite difference methods,
finite volume methods, finite element methods, spectral methods etc.
Grid generation. Flow visualization and frictional resistance computation
for double body flows using Navier-Stokes equations.

Free surface flow, free surface computation with linear and fully
nonlinear conditions. Numerical treatment of fluid-body interface,
turbulence modeling. CFD application to free surface flow past ship
shape objects using Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes Equation
(RANSE).

NAME 371: Finite Element Method for Ship structure

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 251

Basic concept of finite element method (FEM) and its application to ship
structure, transformations of local and global coordinate system, stiffness
matrices, assembly of global stiffness matrix, boundary conditions, plane
strain and plane stress analysis, convergence requirements. Isoparametric
elements in two and three dimensions. Formulation of stiffness matrix
for beam and shell elements, linear static analysis. Problems involving
non-linear material behaviour. Introduction to Finite Element softwares
and analysis of frame structures.

NAME 413: Theory of Hydrofoils

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 323

Definition and geometry of hydrofoils. Analytic investigation of flow

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arbitrary shapes. 2-D and 3-D hydrofoils. Design and analysis of

hydrofoil sections. Cavitating hydrofoils.

Application of hydrofoils to high-speed craft, control surface and

propeller.

NAME 423: Power and Propulsion Systems

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 323

Ship power and propulsion systems. Steam, diesel and gas turbine power
plants together with speed reducers and propulsors.

Propulsors-fixed pitch, controllable pitch, tandem, contra-rotating, super-

cavitating, ducted, vertical axis and water jet. Comparative studies of
different propulsors.

NAME 425: Shipyard Management

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Organogram. Responsibility and accountability chain. Management:

structure and style. Trade union: legal rights and collective bargaining.
Factors related to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Performance
appraisal. Shipbuilding: phase-wise work contents, initial estimation-
procedures and practice, information flow, agreements. Handling of
material and material flow. Plant location: layout and construction, plant
safety. Designer’s roles: owner’s requirements, builder’s profit and
society’s rules. Material and technological constraints. Alternative
designs and acceptance of a compromise design. Post-production
assessment for future guidance.

NAME 439: Ship Vibration

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

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Vibration induced in ship structure due to wave, propeller and

machinery. Free and forced vibration of single, two and multi-degree of
freedom systems. Transverse vibration of beams. Added mass of hull
girder vibration. Empirical formulae for calculating hull frequencies.
Torsional, flexural and longitudinal vibrations of propeller shafting
system. Measurement of ship vibration. Allowable limits of vibration in a
ship. Consequences of vibration in different types of vessels. Reduction
of vibration by propeller and machinery selection, suppression, isolation
and insulation.

NAME 447: Design of Inland Waterways Transportation System.

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Inland waterways and their peculiarities. Maintenance of navigational

channel; siltation bank erosion and dredging. Inter-modal transportation,
Specialized inter-modal transportation vessel, Design of inland waterway
transportation system. Design and operational aspects of small crafts.
Design of specialized inland vessel; tug-barge system, shallow draft tug,
inland passenger vessels, etc.

NAME 451: Advanced Ship Structure

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 251

Energy and Matrix methods of structural analysis. Formulation of

stiffness matrix for beam, bar and shell elements. Assembly of stiffness
matrix for frame, truss and shell plated structures. Ship structures, hull
girder responses. Application of Finite Element method. Plastic Analysis.
Introduction to fatigue and fracture analysis.

NAME 455: Computer Aided Ship Production

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

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Prereq. NAME 246, NAME 355

Introduction to computer aided manufacture (CAM). Surface modeling.

B-spline, non-uniform rational B-spline, physically based deformable
surface, sweeps and generalized cylinders, offsets, blending and filtering
surfaces. Mathematical representation of hull form. Numerical control
(NC), robotics application in CAM, shell plate development. Modern
ship production methods in a total ship system and concurring
engineering context. Basic fabrication and material handling processes,
process planning and scheduling.

NAME 457: Fishing Vessel Technology

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 217

Types of sea fish for human consumption. Fishing methods and gear
types: active and passive gears, advantages and disadvantages. Fish
finding and communication equipment. General arrangement and space
requirement of fishing craft. Stability, propulsion systems and sea-
keeping characteristics of fishing craft. Fish hold architecture. Fish
processing and preservation. Fishing harbor design. Fisheries economics.
NAME 461: Hydro elasticity
3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq. NAME 251, NAME 351

Hull and its structural dynamic behavior. Wave forces. Response of ship
to waves. Transient loading, seaquakes and tsunamis. Statistical analysis
of ship response. Flow induced vibration. Numerical methods of
solutions of hydro elasticity problems. Hydro elasticity applications to
high speed vessel, very large hinged vessels, array of elastically
connected cylinders, risers, pipelines etc.

NAME 465: Marine Production and Planning

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3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Overview of ship production system. Information for shipbuilding

production. Product standardization and work simplification. Product
work breakdown and integrated zone engineering. Linear programming
concepts. Network analysis. Scheduling and resource allocation. Data
Base Management System (DBMS) in production planning and control.

NAME 467: Control Engineering

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction to theory of control system, mechanical, hydraulic,

pneumatic, thermal and electro-mechanical control systems.
Representation of control systems- block diagrams. Study of frequency,
step function and system responses. Transfer functions and
characteristics functions. Routh’s criterion for stability. System analysis
– Nyquist and Bode diagrams. Root locus plots.

System compensation, analogues of control system, application of

servomechanisms in marine – mechanical system, hydraulics, servo
control, pneumatic and electro mechanical controls.
NAME 469: Ship Performance
3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction. Hull roughness: roughness measurement, bottom condition

and speed loss, propeller roughness, propeller and hull interaction.
Methods of predicting resistance increase due to hull and propeller
roughness. Nominal speed loss. Power diagram. Hull maintenance.
Added resistance due to ship motion, wave reflection, wind, yawing and
drift. Rudder resistance. Normal speed loss of a ship in a seaway.

NAME 471: Computer Aided Ocean Structure Analysis

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

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Prereq. NAME 251, NAME 351

Complexity involved in structural design of ship, submarine, offshore

platform, coastal structures and their components. Review of structural
mechanics relevant to ocean structures. Formulation of different basic
elements. Treatments for combination of basic elements to form special
elements like stiffened panel element for the analysis of ship, submarine
and offshore deck structures, break water and other coastal structures.

NAME 475: Dredger and Dredging Technology

3.00 Credit. 3 hrs/wk.

Introduction. Dredging methods, hydraulic and mechanical dredger

types: drilling pontoon, deeper dredger, backhoe method, bucket dredger,
grab dredger, cutter suction dredger, trailing suction hoper dredger,
dustpan dredger, special purpose dredger etc.
Cutter suction dredger: design features, types of cutter, design of ladder,
performance parameters, positioning system. Dredging calculation:
estimating discharge-head, effect of dredge material characteristics,
pump performance characteristics, estimation of output of various types
of dredging. Special features of dredge pump. Types of floaters. Pipeline
fittings. Brief review of dredging operation, dredging need in
Bangladesh.

NAME 477: Optimization Methods in Ship design

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Concept of optimization. Linear programming: simplex algorithm, dual

simplex algorithm. Integer programming: Branch and Bound method,
cutting plane method, force integerization. Powell’s method. Constrained
optimization: Lagrangean functions, penalty functions, sequential
unconstrained minimization technique (SUMT). Optimality criteria
method. Sequential linear programming (SLP). Introduction to genetic

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algorithm and neural network. Formulation and solution of ship design

problems.

NAME 481: Optimum Structural Design

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.
Prereq.: NAME 251, NAME 351

Introduction. Mathematical formulation of structural optimization

problems. Structural design optimization approaches. Reviews of
structural analysis procedures: elastic analysis, plastic analysis of framed
structures. Re-analysis methods: direct methods, iterative methods and
approximate methods.

Optimality criteria methods: fully stressed design, displacement limited

design. Linear programming: problem formulation and method solution.
Non-linear programming: methods for unconstrained minimization,
penalty function methods, methods of feasible directions. Applications:
steel elements, plastic design by linear programming, optimal design of
elastic grillages.

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4.4 Detail Syllabus of Undergraduate Courses offered by other

departments

Chem 109: Chemistry-I

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Modern concept of Atomic Structure, Advanced concepts of bonds and

molecular structure, Crystal structures, Modern periodic table, Chemistry
of Transition metals, Properties and uses of noble gases, Acids and
Bases, Chemistry of solutions, Properties of dilute solutions, Chemical
equilibrium, Thermo chemistry, Electrochemical cells, Ionization of
water and pH, Chemical kinetics, Phase rule and phase diagrams,
Selected topics on organic chemistry, Introduction to organic polymer,
Basic concepts of dyes color and constitution.

Chem 114: Inorganic Quantitative Analysis Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Volumetric Analysis: Acidimetry-alkalimetry, Titration’s involving

redox reactions, Determination of Cu, Fe and Ca volumetrically,
Complex metric titration, determination of Ca, Mg in water

EEE 161: Electrical Engineering Principles

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Direct Current: Theorems of electric circuit, electrical network analysis,

measuring instruments. Alternating current: AC quantities and
waveforms, phasor algebra, AC circuit analysis, three phase circuits.
Transformers: Single phase and three phase, auto transformer.
Fundamentals of DC generators, DC motors: principle and operation.

EEE 261: Electrical and Electronic Technology for Marine

Engineers
3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

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Three phase induction motors. AC generators, synchronous motor, speed

control of three phase motors. Diodes, BJTs, diode and BJT circuits,
MOSFET and SCR as power switching devices, controlled rectifiers and
inverters. Radar and wireless equipments, electronic navigation aids,
LORAN, RDF and Decca Chain.

EEE 262: Electrical and Electronic Technology for Marine

Engineers Sessional
1.50 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Laboratory experiments based on EEE 261.

Hum 102:English Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Reading: Skimming, Scanning, Reading for general information;

Reading for specific information; Distinguish between important
information and unimportant information; Distinguish between factual
information and non-factual information; Understanding explicit
information and implicit information; Comprehension based on selected
short stories.

Writing: Sentence structure; Vocabulary and diction; Presenting ideas in

an organized way; Knowledge on genre based writing; Writing
Paragraph and essay; Writing formal letters (tender, quotation, sales
letter, letter of complain, adjustment letter, writing in print media);
Writing different types of reports.

Listening: Predicting, understanding native speaker’s English from

audio and video; Listening for correct pronunciation through audio and
video; Distinguish between important and unimportant information
during listening; Listening to recorded text for understanding main idea,

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specific information, speaker’s point of view.

Speaking: Organizing information into coherent structure; Narrating

events in structured way; Effective presentation; Participation in debate
and dialogue.

Hum 111: English

2.00 Credit, 2 hrs. /wk.

English phonetics: the places and manners of articulation of the English

sounds, Vocabulary, English grammar: construction of sentences; some
grammatical problems; Comprehension; Composition on current affairs;
Précis writing; Report writing: commercial correspondence and tenders;
Short stories written by some well known classic writes.

Hum 113: Economics

2.00 Credit, 2 hrs. /wk.

Definition of Economics, Economics and Engineering, Micro

Economics: The theory of demand and supply and their elasticity’s, Price
determination, Nature of an economic theory, Applicability of economic
theories to the problem of developing countries, Indifference curve
technique, Marginal analysis, Optimization, Market production,
Production function, Types of productivity, Rational region of
production of an engineering firm, The short run and the long run, Fixed
cost and variable cost, Internal and external economies and
diseconomies. Macro-economics: Savings, investment, National Income
Analysis, Inflation, Monetary policy, Fiscal policy and Trade policy with
reference to Bangladesh, Planning in Bangladesh

Hum 211: Sociology

2.00 Credit, 2 hrs. /wk.

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Scope , Some basic concepts, Social evaluation and techniques of

production, Culture and civilization, Social structure of Bangladesh,
Population and world Resources, Oriental and Occidental societies,
Industrial revolution, Family-urbanization and industrialization, Urban
Ecology, Co-operative and socialist movements, Rural Sociology.

Hum 313: Principles of Accounting

2.00 Credit, 2 hrs. /wk.

Principles of accounting: Accounts, Transactions, The accounting

procedures and financial statements, Cost in general: Objectives and
classifications, Overhead costing, Cost sheet under job costing,
Operating costing and process costing, Marginal costing: Tools and
techniques, Cost-volume-profit analysis, Relevant costing: Analyzing the
profitability within the firm, Guidelines for decision making, Long-run
planning and control, Capital budgeting.

IPE 479: Engineering Management

3 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Management: evolution of management thought, classical quantitative

and behavioral schools, interactions between organizations and their
environment.

Management principles, Management functions. The management team,

management by objectives.

Organizational structures; co-ordinations and spans of control, the

informal organization, authority delegation and decentralization, groups
and committees, managing organizational change and conflict.

Motivation, performance and satisfaction; Leadership, Training,

Incentive systems and performance appraisal.

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Quantitative Techniques in Management decision; decision making

process, optimization techniques, their applications to industrial
problems.

Financial management, Budgetary control, Cost management and

control. Investment schedule, criterion of investment.

Operations management: Types of production; forecasting, inventory

management, scheduling, maintenance management, Quality
management, Layout planning, Management information system.

Math 181: Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk.

Differential Calculus: Limit, Continuity and Differentiability.

Differentiation of explicit and implicit functions and parametric
equations. Differentials. Successive differentiation of various types of
functions. Leibnitz’s theorem. Rolle’s theorem. Mean Value theorems.
Taylor’s theorem. Maclaurin’s theorem. Lagrange’s form of remainders.
Cauchy’s form of remainder. Expansion of functions by differentiation
and integration. Evaluation of indeterminate forms by L’Hospitals rule.
Equation of tangent and normal. Partial differentiation. Euler’s theorem.
Maxima and Minima of functions of single variable. Curvature and circle
of curvature. Asymptotes.

Integral Calculus: Integration by parts. Standard integrals. Integration

by the method of successive reduction. Definite integral with properties.
Improper integral. Beta function and Gamma Function. Area. Arc lengths
of curves in Cartesian and polar co-ordinates. Volumes of solid of
revolution. Area of surface of revolution.

Math 183: Co-ordinate Geometry and Ordinary Differential

Equation

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3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk

Co-Ordinate Geometry: Change of axes, Transformation of co-

ordinates, Pair of straight lines, System of circles, Co-axial system of
circles and limiting points, Equations of parabola, Ellipse and hyperbola
in Cartesian and polar co-ordinates, Tangents and normals, Pair of
tangents, Chord of contact, Chord in terms of its middle point,
Parametric co-ordinates, Diameters, Conjugate diameters and their
properties.

Ordinary Differential Equation: Degree and order of ordinary

differential equation, Formation of differential equations, Solutions of
first order differential equations by various methods, Solution of general
linear equations of 2nd and higher orders with constant co-efficients,
Solutions of homogeneous linear equations of higher order when the
dependent and independent variables are absent, Solution of Euler’s
linear homogeneous equation, Solution of differential equation by the
methods based on factorization of the operator.

Math 281: Vector Analysis and Differential Equation (Special Types)

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk

Vector Analysis: Scalars and vectors, Equality of vectors, Addition and

subtraction of vectors, Multiplication of vectors by scalars, Position
vector of a point, Resolution of vectors, Scalar and vector product of two
vectors and their geometrical interpretation, Triple products and multiple
products, Application to geometry and mechanics, Linear dependence
and independence of vectors, Differentiation and integration of vectors
together with elementary applications, Definition of line, surface and
volume integrals, Gradient, Divergence and Curl of point functions,
various formulae, Gauss’s theorem, Stoke’s theorem, Green’s theorem
and their applications.

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Differential Equation (Special Types): Solution of differential

equations of higher order when dependent and independent variables are
absent, Solution of homogeneous differential equations, Solution of
differential equation by the method based on factorization of operators,
Solution of differential equations in series by the method of Frobenius,
Bessel’s functions, Legendre’s polynomials and their properties.

Math 283: Statistics, Partial Differential Equation and Matrices

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs/wk

Statistics: Frequency distribution, Mean, median, mode and other

measures of central tendency, Standard deviation and other measures of
dispersion, Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis, Elementary probability
theory and discontinuous probability distribution, e.g. binomial, Poison
and negative binomial, Continuous probability distributions, e.g. normal
and exponential, Characteristics of distributions, Elementary sampling
theory, Estimation, Hypothesis testing and regression analysis.

Partial Differential Equation: Introduction, Equations of the linear and

non-linear first order, Standard forms, Linear equations of higher order,
Equations of the second order with variable co-efficients.

Matrices: Definition of matrix, Different types of matrices, Algebra of

matrices, Adjoint and inverse of a matrix, Rank and elementary
transformations of matrices, Normal and canonical forms, Solution of
linear equations, Quadratic forms, Matrix polynomials, Caley-Hamilton
theorem, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Math 381: Fourier Analysis, Harmonic Function, Complex Variable

and Laplace Transforms
4.00 Credit, 4 hrs/wk

Fourier analysis: Real and complex form, Finite transform, Fourier

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integral, Fourier transforms and their uses in solving boundary value

problems.

Harmonic Function: Definition of harmonics, Laplace equation in

Cartesian, polar, cylindrical and spherical co-ordinates, Solutions of
these equations together with applications, Gravitational potential due to
a ring, Steady-state temperature, Potential inside or outside of a sphere,
Properties of harmonic functions.

Complex Variable: Complex number system, General functions of a

complex variable, Limits and continuity of a function of complex
variable and related theorems, Complex differentiation and the Cauchy-
Riemann equations, Mapping by elementary functions, Line integral of a
complex function, Cauchy’s integral theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula,
Liouville’s theorem, Taylor’s and Laurent’s theorem, Singular points,
Residue, Cauchy’s residue theorem, Evaluation of residues, Contour
integration, Conformal mapping.

Laplace Transforms: Definition of Laplace transforms, Elementary

transformation and properties, Convolution, Solution of differential
equation by Laplace transforms, Evaluation of integrals by Laplace’s
transforms.

ME 160: Mechanical Engineering Drawing-1

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Introduction, Instruments and their uses, First and third angle projections,
Orthographic drawings, Isometric views, Missing lines and views,
Sectional views and conventional practices, Auxiliary views.

ME 169: Basic Thermal Engineering

3.00 Credits, 3 hrs. /wk.

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Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, it’s laws and their corollaries,

Non flow process and flow processes, Thermodynamic cycles and
processes, Properties of pure substances, Mixture of gas and vapor.

Internal combustion engines: Petrol engines, Diesel engines and Gas

turbines with their cycles and accessories, Steam generation units with
accessories and mountings, Steam turbines.

ME 170: Basic Thermal Engineering Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Sessional based on ME 169

MME 293: Shipbuilding Materials
3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Metals as materials of construction; Industrially significant properties of

metallic materials; Production, properties and uses of Pig Iron, Cast Iron
and Carbon Steels; Nonferrous alloys; Protective Coatings; Ferrous
alloys: Plain carbon, alloy, tool, stainless, heat-resisting and creep-
resisting steels etc.; The Fe-Fe3C equilibrium; Different types of heat-
treatment operations; Case hardening of steels, Cement, Ferro-cement,
Timber, Rubber, Glass and Plastics.

MME 294:Shipbuilding Materials Sessional

0.75 Credit, 1.50 hrs. /wk.

Experiments based on MME 293

Phy 102: Physics Sessional

3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Laboratory Experiments Based on Phy 107

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Phy 105: Structure of Matter, Electricity & Magnetism and Modern

Physics
3.00 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Structure of Matter: Crystalline and non-crystalline solids, Single

crystal and polycrystal solids, Unit cell, Crystal systems, Co-ordinations
number, Crystal planes and directions, NaCl and CsCl structure, Packing
factor, Miller indices, Relation between interplaner spacing and Miller
indices, Bragg’s Law, Methods of determination of interplaner spacing
from diffraction patterns; Defects in solids: Point defects, Line defects,
Bonds in solids, Interatomic distances, Calculation of cohesive and
bonding energy, Introduction to bond theory, Distinction between metal,
Semiconductor and insulator.

Electricity & Magnetism: Coulomb’s Law, Electric field (E), Gauss’s

Law and its application, Electric potential (V), Capacitors and
capacitance, Capacitors with dielectrics, Dielectrics-an atomic view,
Charging and discharging of a capacitor, Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Law,
Magnetic field, Magnetic induction, Magnetic force on a current carrying
conductor, Torque on a current carrying loop, Hall effect, Faradays Law
of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s Law, Self induction, Mutual
induction, Magnetic properties of matter, Hysteresis curve,
Electromagnetic oscillation, L-C oscillation and its analogy to simple
harmonic motion.

Modern Physics: Michelson-Morley’s experiment, Galilean

transformation, Special theory of relativity and its consequences,
Quantum theory of radiation, Photo-electric effect, Compton effect,
Wave Particle duality, Interpretation of Bohr’s postulates, Radioactive
disintegration, Properties of nucleus, Nuclear reactions, Fission, Fusion,
Chain reaction, Nuclear reactor.

Phy 107: Waves & Oscillations, Geometrical Optics and Wave

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Mechanics
3.00 Credit 3 hrs. /wk.

Waves & Oscillations: Differential equation of a simple harmonic

oscillator, Total energy and average energy, Combination of simple
harmonic oscillations, Lissajous figures, Spring-mass system,
Calculation of time period of torsional pendulum, Damped oscillation,
Determination of damping coefficient, Forced oscillation, Resonance,
Two-body oscillations, reduced mass, Differential equation of a
progressive wave, Power and intensity of wave motion, Stationary wave,
Group velocity and phase velocity, Architectural acoustics,
Reverberation and Sabine’s formula.

Geometrical Optics: Combination of lenses: Equivalent lens and

equivalent focus length, Cardinal points of a lens, Power of a lens;
Defects of images: Spherical aberration, Astigmatism, Coma, Distortion,
Curvature, Chromatic aberration; Optical Instruments: Compound
microscope, Polarizing microscope, Resolving power of a microscope,
Camera and photographic techniques.

Wave Mechanics: Principles of statistical physics, Probabilities,

Classical statistics, Quantum statistics, Bose-Einstein statistics, Fermi-
Dirac statistics and their applications, Fundamental postulates of wave
mechanics, Time dependent Schrodinger equation, Schrodinger equation
for one-electron atom and its solution.

Shop 186: Machine Shop Sessional

0.75 Credit, 1.5 hrs. /wk.

Kinds of tools, Common bench and hand tools, Marking and layout tools,
Measuring tools, Cutting tools, Machine tools, Bench work with job,
Drilling Machine, Practice: Types of drilling machine, use and
application, Shaper machine practice: Types of shaper machine, Size and
capacity, use and application. Lathe machine practice: Types of lathe,

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Size and capacity, use and application, Milling Machine practice: Types
of milling machine, use and application.

Shop 188: Foundry and Welding Shop Sessional

1.50 Credit, 3 hrs. /wk.

Foundry: Introduction to Foundry: Tools and equipments, Patterns:

Definition and function, Types and pattern making, Molding: Definition,
Molding materials, Sand Preparation, Types of mould and moldings
procedure, Cores: Types of cores, Core making, Core materials, Casting:
Metal melting, Pouring and casting, Furnaces, Fuels, Casting of cast iron,
Steel making processes, Non-ferrous metal casting procedure, Inspection
of casting and casting defects.

Welding: Methods of metal joints: Riveting, Grooving, Soldering,

Welding, Types of welding joint and welding practice, Position of
Welding: Flat, Vertical, Horizontal, Overhead, Polarity of welding,
Electric arc welding and the necessary accessories, Welding of different
types of materials: Low carbon steel, cast iron, Brass, Copper, Stainless
Steel, Aluminum, Types of Electrode, Fluxes and their composition, Arc
welding defects, Test of arc welding: Visual, Destructive and Non-
destructive.

Types of gas welding and gas welding equipment; Gases and types of
flame; Welding of different types of materials; Gas welding defects; Test
of gas welding.

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Course Equivalence Table

Old Syllabus New Syllabus

Course No. Course Title Credits Course No. Course Title Credits
NAME 200 Shipyard Practice I 1.5 NAME 310 Shipyard Practice 3
NAME 300 Shipyard Practice II 1.5
NAME 218 Ship Design 1.5 NAME 118 Ship Design and 1.5
Laboratory - I Drawing - I
NAME 225 Shipbuilding 3 NAME 345 Welding 3
Technology - I Technology
NAME 228 Ship Design 1.5 NAME 238 Ship Design and 1.5
Laboratory - II Drawing - II
NAME 317 Design of Marine 3 NAME 217 Theoretical Ship 3
Vehicles Design
NAME 318 Ship Design 1.5 NAME 248 Ship Design and 1.5
Laboratory - III Drawing - III
NAME 325 Shipbuilding 3 NAME 355 Ship Construction 3
Technology - II
NAME 328 Ship Design 1.5 NAME 348 Ship Design and 1.5
Laboratory - IV Drawing - IV

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