| Description |
1 online resource (445 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Overview of Ocean Engineering -- Background -- Educational Institutions -- Brief History -- Application Areas in Ocean Engineering -- Employers of Ocean Engineers -- Conferences -- Professional Registration -- Example Ocean Engineering Curriculum -- References -- Chapter 2: The Ocean Environment -- General -- Ocean Floor -- Physical Properties of Seawater -- Ocean Currents -- Ocean Waves -- Ice -- Hurricanes and Gulf of Mexico Loop Current -- Extreme Wave Statistics -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 3: Offshore Structures -- Introduction -- Drilling and Producing Oil and Gas -- Types of Offshore Structures -- Wave Forces on Offshore Structures -- Wind and Current Forces -- Wind, Wave, and Current Forces on Floating Offshore Structures -- Wind and Current Forces on Tanker-Shaped Vessels -- Offshore Pipelines -- Diffraction Theory -- Marine Foundations -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 4: Coastal Processes and Structures -- Introduction -- Coastal Structures -- Wave Refraction, Diffraction, and Reflection -- Wave Run-up -- Wave Forecasting and Hindcasting -- Sediment Transport and Scour -- Design of Rubble Mound Structures -- Dredging -- Pipeline Transport of Dredged Material -- Dredged Material Placement -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 5: Materials and Corrosion -- Introduction -- Materials for Ocean Applications -- Marine Corrosion -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 6: Floating and Submerged Body Hydrodynamics -- Terminology -- Hydrostatics and Stability -- Resistance and Propulsion -- Buoy Systems -- Offshore Mooring Systems -- Natural Periods for Offshore Floating Bodies -- Offshore Production Risers -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 7: Underwater Systems -- Introduction -- Diving and Life Support -- Pressure Vessels -- Submarines -- Remotely Operated Vehicles -- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles -- One-Atmosphere Diving Systems -- Underwater Habitats and Hyperbaric Chambers -- $t Energy Systems for Underwater Applications -- Subsea Systems -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 8: Underwater Acoustics -- Introduction -- Underwater Sound Fundamentals -- Sonar Equations -- Transducers and Beam Patterns -- Underwater Sound Generation -- Propagation of Underwater Sound -- Ambient Noise Level in the Ocean -- Reverberation Level and Scattering -- Target Strength -- Radiated Noise -- Self-Noise -- Detection Threshold -- Applications Using Underwater Acoustic Principles -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 9: Instrumentation for Ocean Applications -- Introduction -- Temperature -- Depth -- Salinity -- Multiparameter Instruments -- Water Current Meters -- Meteorological Data -- Wave and Tide Gauges -- Water Samplers -- Sediment Samplers -- Oceanographic Winches -- Underwater Release Devices -- Manufacturers' Web Sites -- References -- Chapter 10: Physical Modeling -- Introduction -- Dimensions and Units -- Dimensional Analysis -- Buckingham Pi Theorem -- Modeling -- Physical Modeling Facilities -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 11: Safety and Environmental Regulations, and Ethics -- Introduction -- Regulatory and Professional Society Rules and Guidelines -- Regulatory Bodies -- Rules and Regulations -- Safety -- Environmental Laws -- Environmental Impact Statement -- Ethics and Professionalism -- References -- Chapter 12: Ocean Engineering Design -- Introduction -- Design Process -- Ocean Engineering Design Problems and Solutions -- References -- Problems -- Appendix A: Properties and Conversions -- Appendix B: Nomenclature -- Appendix C: Answers to the Even-Numbered Problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ocean engineering.
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Ocean engineering
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613446584 |
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1613446586 |
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