Ship-shaped offshore installations : design, construction, operation, healthcare and decommissioning / Jeom Kee Paik.
By: Paik, Jeom Kee [author.]
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BookSeries: Cambridge ocean technology series: 9.Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 548 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781009024471 (ebook).Subject(s): Drilling platforms | Offshore structures -- Design and constructionAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 622/.33819 Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Extensively updated for the second edition, this handy guide covers the safety engineering of ship-shaped offshore installations at every stage of design, construction, operation, lifetime healthcare and decommissioning. New sections cover additional types of offshore structures, including offshore power plants, as well as cutting-edge technologies and all the latest advances in the field. The text focuses on minimising accidents and the effects of extreme conditions, with new chapters covering earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks, as well as traditional types of accidental events such as hull girder collapse, collisions, fires and explosions. This is an invaluable resource for students who will be approaching the subject for the first time as well as practising engineers and researchers.
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Extensively updated for the second edition, this handy guide covers the safety engineering of ship-shaped offshore installations at every stage of design, construction, operation, lifetime healthcare and decommissioning. New sections cover additional types of offshore structures, including offshore power plants, as well as cutting-edge technologies and all the latest advances in the field. The text focuses on minimising accidents and the effects of extreme conditions, with new chapters covering earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks, as well as traditional types of accidental events such as hull girder collapse, collisions, fires and explosions. This is an invaluable resource for students who will be approaching the subject for the first time as well as practising engineers and researchers.
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