Very Large Floating Structures

<p>Groundbreaking and comprizing articles by expert contributors this volume provides a comprehensive treatment of VLFSs and their relationship with the sea marine habitats the pollution of costal waters and tidal and natural current flow.</p><p></p><p>It looks in-depth at:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>VLFS and the colonization of ocean space with their appearance in the waters off developed coastal cities</li> <br><br><li>wave properties which is essential for estimating the loading on the VLFS as well as for modelling structure-fluid interactions</li> <br><br><li>hydroelastic and structural analysis of VLFS at an overall level and the cell level</li> <br><br><li>the analysis and design of breakwaters</li> <br><br><li>simulation models to understand the actual flow of water through the VLFS and to determine the drift forces for the mooring systems</li> <br><br><li>anti-corrosion and maintenance systems</li> <br><br><li>new research and developments with emphasis on the Mega-Float a 1 km long floating test runway.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Well-illustrated with photographs drawings equations for mathematical modelling and analysis and extensively referenced <em>Very Large Floating Structures</em> is ideal for professionals academics and students of civil and structural engineering.</p>