Offshore Engineering

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The offshore platforms. 3. The principal materials for offshore structures. 4. The environmental aspects of offshore construction. 5. The marine structures in the arctic ocean. 6. Machinery drives for offshore installations and monitoring systems. 7. The importance of offshore construction. 8. Offshore structure repairs. 9. The submarine pipelines. 10. The subsea supplies and reliability. 11. Harbor and river structures. 12. The applications of prime movers, generators, and transformers. 13. Protection of electrical equipments, used in offshore construction. 14. Offshore cabling systems. Index.

"The present book offshore engineering covers maximum topics on offshore construction. The subjects like submarine pipelines, harbour and river structures are explained in a simple manner.

The book is designed to be self-contained and is directed towards students of offshore engineering. It is hoped that the reader will feel capable of development within his/her chosen subject." (jacket)