S. Chandrasekaran, A. K. Jain ... 343 pages - Publisher: CRC Press (December, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498797423 - ISBN-13: 978-1498797429 ...
This book addresses the concepts of material selection and analysis,
choice of structural form, construction methods, environmental loads,
health monitoring, non-destructive testing, and repair methodologies and
rehabilitation of ocean structures. It examines various types of ocean
and offshore structures, including drilling platforms, processing
platforms and vessels, towers, sea walls and surge barriers, and more.
It also explores the use of MEMS in offshore structures, with regard to
military and oil exploration applications. Full-color figures as well as
numerous solved problems and examples are included to help readers
understand the applied concepts.