Memorial University of Newfoundland

Ocean Engineering Research Centre

Research Capacity: The Ocean Engineering Research Centre (OERC) is involved in research, development and consulting with application to most aspects of ocean engineering, including the offshore and naval architectural engineering industries. Activities include scale model experiments, numerical modelling, software development and structural testing.


Projects Undertaken: ice-structure interaction; design and development of roll stabilizing systems for small fishing vessels; parametric identification of hydrodynamic characteristics from ship manoeuvring trials using neural networks; operation of marine propellers in ice-blocked flow; nondestructive evaluation of cracking in steel structures through acoustic and vibration techniques.


Research Organization And Staff: the group includes naval architects, mechanical, civil, electrical and ocean engineers, applied mathematicians and hydrodynamicists.


Internet sites: http://www.engr.mun.ca/Naval/ and http://www.engr.mun.ca/ECOR/


Keywords: Ocean Engineering; offshore; risk; naval architecture; ship / ice; propeller / ice; structure / ice interaction engineering.

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Neil Bose
Title: Manager
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Brian Vitch
Title: Director
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Claude Daley
Title: Director
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Research In Basic Areas Of Regulations Such As Ship/Ice And Propeller/Ice Interactions.
Several researchers within the Centre lead research groups having input to revision of the Arctic Ship Pollution Prevention Regulations (ASPPR). These include work on structural regulations for ice class vessels, offshore structures, and ice class propellers, together with input on the actual formulation of the regulations through the harmonization process.

Forming Research Groups To Achieve A Critical Mass Of Expertise In Ocean Environmental Risk Engineering.
Past work on extreme environmental loads resulting from ocean operations in ice is being broadened out to include more general environmental risks of offshore oil operations and potential marine mining industries. A junior research chair has been formed in this area with funding from the Petro-Canada / Terra Nova Project and a search is open to find a suitable candidate.

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