<Ice Engineering>

The course gives an introduction to ice engineering, enabling the attendees to understand why ice engineering is so different from other disciplines and why it is so important. The course will provide attendees with an understanding of the problems and special challenges of designing structures and systems in ice covered waters.

Primarily targeted to offshore marine engineers with two years experience, as well as beneficial to newcomers to the industry.

1. Introduction to ice engineering (Why ice is so different.)
2. Different kinds of ice
3. Ice failure modes
4. Forces and consequences due to ice
5. Overview of empirical approaches to determine ice loads
6. Ice model tests
7. Short introduction of theoretical ice models
8. Design philosophies in ice (What is important.)
9. Examples and Summary

Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein has his own consulting company sea2ice, dealing with all design related aspects of offshore structures and systems which are caused by environmental challenges like wind, current, waves and especially ice. Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein graduated in Civil Engineering and received his Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering at the University of Technology Berlin, Germany. His Ph.D. work, titled "Seakeeping Tests with Transient Wave Packets" was awarded with the Weinblum Price and also with the Werner-von-Siemens-Medal. Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein has more than 23 years of experience in offshore and arctic engineering.

Since 1997, he is heavily involved in the North Caspian Project, where he worked in the USA, Russia and Kazakhstan as Engineering and Project Manager and still nowadays as adviser for the first drilling project in the North Caspian Sea. From 2001 till 2009 he was Director at the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA), responsible for Ice & Offshore. At HSVA most of all major arctic offshore projects have been analyzed, tested and improved.

Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein has a Lectureship for Ocean Engineering at the Institute of Ship Technology and Transport Systems at the University Duisburg-Essen, Germany and he is Chairman of the Board of the German Association for Marine Technology (GMT) and Vice Chairman of the Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OOAE) Division of ASME. He also served as Chairman of the OMAE 2006 Conference in Hamburg.

Cancellations made through Tuesday, March 31, 2009 will receive a refund, less the non-refundable administrative fee of $200. Refunds are not available after Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Substitutions for individuals enrolled may be made until Friday, May 15, 2009.

ASME-IPTI reserves the right to cancel a course if enrollment is insufficient to ensure maximum effectiveness. This decision is made approximately two weeks before the course begins. If this occurs, enrollees will receive a full refund. Keep our cancellation policy in mind when making airline reservations, as ASME-IPTI cannot be responsible for fees charged for canceling or changing your airline ticket. Students are responsible for handling all travel arrangements and the costs associated with their travel.

For Course and Registration questions please contact Melanie Diaz at diazm@asme.org or 281-493-3491.