Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Second Edition (Civil Engineering - Advisors) [Hardcover]

Cliff Gerwick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849374855 | ISBN-13: 978-0849374852 | Publication Date: August 23, 1999 | Edition: 2

The leading authority in the field offers a unique and comprehensive treatment of the construction aspects of offshore structures, rather than the more commonly addressed design considerations. Extensively updated, this second edition provides a new chapter on extending offshore technologies to inland waterways and emphasizes recent advances-including floating structures, deep-water structures, ice-resistant structures, and bridge foundations. Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures details all the particulars of building in a marine environment, including construction equipment, marine operations, installing piles, pipelines, and cables, steel and concrete offshore platforms, and underwater repairs.

Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures provides an essential reference to engineers in the oil and service industries and to marine construction planners, designers, and contractors.

New in the second edition:

How the physical environment and geotechnical conditions affect construction

Increased attention to protecting the natural environment and compliance with regulatory provisions

Recent developments in positioning, instrumentation, and underwater inspection, plus a new section on concrete and steel floating structures and installing permanent moorings

Expanded treatment of deep water bridge piers as well as locks and dams on major rivers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 680 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (August 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849374855
• ISBN-13: 978-0849374852
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,726,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only marine and offshore construction book you need, January 18, 2007

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Christopher Miller (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Second Edition (Civil Engineering - Advisors) (Hardcover)

This book is FULL of information, interesting, readable, and explanatory. This book takes a long time to get through though, which I suppose is great value. The following are the chapters:

1. Physical Environmental Aspects
2. Geotechnical Aspects (Seafloor)
3. Ecological and Societal Impacts
4. Materials and Fabrication (Structures)
5. Construction Equipment (Vessels)
6. Marine Operations
7. Seafloor Modifications and Improvements
8. Installation of Piles
9. Harbor, River, and Estuary Structures
10. Coastal Structures
11. Steel Jackets
12. Concrete Gravity-Base Structures
13. Other Applications of Offshore Construction Technology
14. Moored Floating Structures
15. Pipeline Installation
16. Plastic and Composite Pipelines, Cables
17. Topside Installation
18. Underwater Repairs
19. Strengthening Existing Structures
20. Removal and Salvage
21. Constructability
22. Deep Sea Construction
23. Arctic Structures

The first three chapters provide excellent background information. Chapters 4-6 are more specific but still general enough to be required reading. The remaining chapters are for you to choose which are most applicable to your company's operations. I don't think any one company actually does all the types of work this book covers, but it's still good to have the introductory knowledge. (Note topside fabrication, which albeit is accomplished on a quayside, is not discussed.) The chapter on constructability is a more recent and important topic.

A competitive advantage is technical knowledge (or at least awareness) of the many different methodologies to achieve satisfactory execution, and this book describes many of them in marine and offshore construction. It is a must read for operations and project engineers, construction supervision, planners/schedulers, and even project managers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Key Reference for Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, October 12, 2009

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This review is from: Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition (Hardcover)

At more than 800 pages, this is a hefty and detailed book on construction of marine and offshore structures. The author, Ben Gerwick, is a leading authority on the subject, with decades of industry experience, so the orientation of the book is practical rather than academic. While the focus is on construction, with design issues only mentioned tangentially, engineers will still find this book to be a valuable reference. No book can answer every question that might come up on your projects, but this one comes as close as one could reasonably hope. Highly recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars marine construction primer, May 22, 2009

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This review is from: Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition (Hardcover)

I bought this book due to having some constructability issues in the field. This helped educate our staff on the issues.

It is difficult to find information on construction in the marine environment.