Dynamics of Offshore Structures
Publisher: Wiley
Published: October 9, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780471264675
First sentence: Offshore structures, constructed on or above the continental shelves and on the adjacent continental slopes, take many forms and serve a multitude of purposes: towers for microwave transmission, installations for power generation, portable pipeline systems for mining the ocean floor, and a few platforms and floating islands that serve as resort hotels.