Catalog Description:

• EOC 3130: Ocean Engineering Laboratory.
  Introduction to engineering laboratory methods and techniques with experiences in measurements, experiment planning, data recording, and laboratory report preparation. Five major lab experiences, including one or more at sea, are included.

Pre-requisites:

• CHM 2045, 2045L; PHY 2044, 2044L; MAP 2302; COP 2220.

Textbook:

• Experimental Methods for Engineers by J. P. Holman, McGraw-Hill.
• Getting Started with MATLAB 5 by Rudra Pratap, Oxford University Press.

Coordinator:

• Jeffrey S. Tennant PE, Department of Ocean Engineering.

Goals/Objectives:

• To prepare the student for laboratories associated with subsequent engineering courses in the program.
• To provide a basic background in engineering laboratory techniques including: experiment design, data analysis, and report preparation.
• To provide an introduction to MATLAB for the purpose of analyzing and presenting data.

Course Topics:

1. Basic measurement theory.
2. Dynamic measurements.
3. Experiment planning.
4. Uncertainty analysis.
5. Error distribution.
6. Data fitting.
7. Correlation.
8. Measurement of properties of sea water.
9. Pressure measurments.
10. Temperature measurements.
11. Corrosion properties of sea water.

Computer Projects:

• Self study of MATLAB using workbook.

Laboratory Projects:

• Five major experiments, including one at sea and one with a formal lab report.

Grading Policy:

• Midterm Examination -- 30%
• Final Examination -- 40%
• Laboratory Notebooks -- 20%
• Classroom and Laboratory Participation -- 10%

Course Outcomes:

1. The ability to plan an engineering experiment with proper consideration of the type and amount of data to be acquired, the accuracy of the measurements to be made, a plan to reduce and analyze the data, and the quantification of the uncertainty of the outcome.
2. The ability to present the results of an experiment in a professional manner using modern presentation techniques.
3. The ability to use the computer language MATLAB for common engineering computational tasks.