Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition

802 Pages·2007·18.575 MB·English

by  Ben C. Gerwick Jr

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To the greatpioneers inMarineand OffshoreConstruction who were
undeterredby violent storms and massive ice.
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Preface
This third editon has been intensively augmented and revised to include the latest
developments in this rapidly expanding field. The intensified search for oil and gas, the
catastrophicfloodingofcoastalregionsandthedemandsfortransportation,bridges,sub-
mergedtunnelsandwaterwayshaveledtothecontinuing innovationofnewtechnology
whichisnowavailableforuseonmoreconventionalprojectsaswellasthoseatthefrontiers.
Thistextisintendedasaguideandreferenceforpracticingengineersandconstructors
for use in the marine environment. It is also intended as a text for graduate engineering
studentsinterestedin this highly challenging endeavour.
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Acknowledgments
Iwishto acknowledge the help of many members of ourcompany, Ben C. Gerwick, Inc.
makingavailableinformationonthecurrentconstructionofmarineandoffshoreprojects,
also thewilling responsesto my queriesfromother sourcesin the industry.
Iwouldliketothankmyadministrativeassistant,MichelleYu,forherword-processing
of themanuscript.
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