E03 – Dredging Equipment Design & Cost Estimating
This course aims to build first-pass dredging plant sizing and unit cost estimates that stand up to engineering scrutiny, applying a structured dredger design method to translate production targets and site constraints into defensible TSHD and CSD sizing decisions, then connecting those design outputs to unit dredging cost.
£299.00
20 hours
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
7 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
Quiz count: 5 total
Knowledge checks and assessed activities.
35 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
Designed for: engineering graduates looking for refresher courses in niche expert areas.
Entry requirements: an engineering degree or equivalent experience, plus a working knowledge of dredger types and production cycles, and confidence with engineering calculations.
Learning format: self-paced online lessons with audio read-out, step-by-step worked sizing and cost examples, a design-to-cost case study, flip-card recall exercises, in-lesson checks, an AI tutor that guides rather than gives answers, and graded quizzes. This suits the aim because you can work through each calculation at your own pace and check it before building on it.
What you will learn
Apply the dredger design procedure to translate production targets and boundary conditions into first-pass dredger sizing decisions.
Calculate operational hours, production requirements, and governing boundary conditions for dredging equipment design.
Work through a trailing suction hopper dredger sizing calculation from cycle time to hopper, pump, pipe, and propulsion requirements.
Work through a cutter suction dredger sizing calculation from dredging hours and spillage allowances to cutter power and pontoon dimensions.
Build a dredging cost estimate using USACE pay-prism, time-efficiency, and monthly-cost methods.
Explain how vessel design outputs drive ownership cost, fuel use, and unit dredging cost.
Skills and knowledge
Dredging design
TSHD sizing
CSD sizing
Cost estimating
USACE methods
Production analysis
Marine engineering
Concept design
Course curriculum
Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Dredger Design Method
2.1 Design Inputs
2.2 Governing Constraints
2.3 Sizing Logic
2.4 Feedback Loop
2.5 Quiz 1 (quiz)
TSHD Worked Sizing
3.1 Design Brief
3.2 Hours and Cycle
3.3 Hopper and Payload
3.4 Ship Weight Estimates
3.5 Dredging Installation
3.6 Propulsion Power
3.7 Quiz 2 (quiz)
CSD Worked Sizing
4.1 CSD Design Brief
4.2 Dredging Hours
4.3 Required Production
4.4 Specific Energy
4.5 Pontoon Dimensions
4.6 Geometry and Forces
4.7 Quiz 3 (quiz)
USACE Cost Estimating
5.1 Regulatory Framework
5.2 Pay Prism Terms
5.3 Time Efficiency
5.4 Production Methods
5.5 Monthly Cost Build
5.6 CIRIA Value Method
5.7 Unit Cost Example
5.8 Quiz 4 (quiz)
Design-to-Cost Integration
6.1 Design Cost Drivers
6.2 Stability Check
6.3 Formula Reuse
6.4 Combined Example
6.5 Design-to-Cost Case Study
6.6 Quiz 5 (quiz)
Summary
7.1 Key Takeaways
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£299.00