Course Modules

Course 1: Fundamentals of Port Engineering and Maritime Structures

• Types of ports: deep sea, inland, fishing, container, oil & gas

• Key structures: quay walls, jetties, dolphins, breakwaters, revetments

• Functional design considerations (navigation, berthing, mooring)

• Environmental considerations: wave, tide, current, sediment

• Case Discussion: Port structure design failures and lessons

Course 2: Introduction to STAAD.Pro for Maritime Structures

• Overview of STAAD.Pro interface and file types

• Element types: beams, plates, solids, and supports

• Load definition basics

• Model setup for simple marine structural components

• Hands-On: Modeling a simple jetty with supports

Course 3: Loadings on Marine Structures – Static and Environmental

• Dead, live, impact, mooring, berthing loads

• Wave, current, tide, wind loads (manual and automated application)

• Load combinations and load envelopes

• Load input methods in STAAD.Pro

• Exercise: Define berthing and mooring loads on a dolphin structure

Course 4: Soil-Structure Interaction and Foundation Design

• Geotechnical considerations in port engineering

• Modeling pile foundations and sheet piles in STAAD.Pro

• Soil springs, boundary conditions, and stiffness parameters

• Lateral pressure from retained soil and surcharge loads

• Activity: Model pile-supported jetty foundation with spring supports

Course 5: Analysis of Quay Walls and Retaining Structures

• Design principles of gravity and sheet pile quay walls

• Earth pressure theory: Rankine, Coulomb, seismic loading

• Structural modeling of quay wall sections

• Hands-On: Analyze a sheet pile quay wall using STAAD.Pro

Course 6: Jetty and Dolphin Design Using STAAD.Pro

• Structural design of fixed and floating jetties

• Mooring dolphin vs. breasting dolphin – design differences

• Load application: vessel impact, environmental forces

• Hands-On: Modeling and analysis of a mooring dolphin in STAAD.Pro

Course 7: Breakwaters, Revetments, and Coastal Protection Works

• Types of breakwaters (mound, caisson, rubble)

• Wave loading and overtopping design parameters

• Modeling wave forces in STAAD.Pro

• Reinforcement detailing and failure analysis

• Exercise: Concept design of rubble mound breakwater

Course 8: Design Code Compliance and Report Generation

• Applying design codes (BS 6349, Eurocode, API RP2A, IS 456/800)

• Checking structural capacity and code compliance in STAAD.Pro

• Generating and interpreting STAAD.Pro output reports

• Hands-On: Auto-check and optimization in design review

Course 9: Structural Optimization and Troubleshooting

• Structural efficiency and material economy

• Optimization tools in STAAD.Pro

• Common modeling errors and how to fix them

• QA/QC: Review process and documentation

• Group Activity: Peer review of modeled structures

Course 10: Capstone Project and Final Assessment

• Team-based design of a port terminal or small marina

• Load definition, analysis, design, report generation

• Project presentations and feedback

• Final Q&A and skills assessment

• Certificate Award Ceremony