Offshore Structures, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 Volume I: Conceptual Design and Hydromechanics

This updated translation from the original German edition provides general background information on oceanology and ocean engineering is given, along with descriptions of drilling techniques, offshore structures and hydrocarbon production at sea. The main part of the book is concerned with the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis of marine structures, followed by an evaluation of marine structure reliability. Environmental conditions affecting marine structures, wave statistics, and the application of reliability theory to code development are also discussed. Students and practising engineers who have an interest in the analysis of marine structures will find this book an invaluable reference.

1 Marine Science and Marine Technology.- 1.1 Classification and Objectives of Marine Technology.- 1.2 Offshore Oil- and Gas-Production Regions.- 1.3 Design of Offshore Structures.- 2 Features of Offshore Structures.- 2.1 Drilling and Production Technology.- 2.2 Characteristics of Offshore Structures.- 2.3 Fixed Platforms.- 2.3.1 Jack-up Platforms.- 2.3.2 Rigid Steel Platforms with Piled Foundations.- 2.3.3 Gravity-Fixed Platforms.- 2.4 Floating Structures.- 2.4.1 Drillships.- 2.4.2 Semisubmersibles.- 2.4.3 Loading Buoys and Floating Storage Tanks.- 2.5 Compliant Structures.- 2.5.1 Tension-Leg Platforms (TLP).- 2.5.2 Guyed Towers and Compliant Piled Towers.- 2.5.3 Tension-Leg Buoys and Articulated Loading Towers.- 2.6 Linked Multi-Body Systems.- 2.6.1 Single-point Moorings.- 2.6.2 Floating Production Systems (FPS).- 2.7 Comparison of Different Designs of Offshore Production Platforms.- 3 Hydromechanical Analysis of Offshore Structures.- 3.1 Selected Basics of Hydromechanics.- 3.1.1 The Continuity Equation.- 3.1.2 The Laplace Equation.- 3.1.3 The Euler Equation.- 3.1.4 The Bernoulli Equation.- 3.1.5 The Navier-Stokes Equation.- 3.1.6 Non-Dimensional Characteristic Numbers.- 3.1.7 Two-Dimensional Potential Flow of Incompressible Fluids.- 3.1.8 Three-Dimensional Potential Flow of Incompressible Fluids.- 3.2 Wave Theories.- 3.2.1 Linear Wave Theory.- 3.2.2 Stokes Finite Amplitude Wave Theory.- 3.3 Hydrostatic Analysis.- 3.3.1 Hydrostatic Pressure and Buoyancy.- 3.3.2 Stability of Floating Offshore Structures.- 3.3.3 Stability of Compliant Offshore Structures.- 3.4 Hydrodynamic Analysis.- 3.4.1 Wave Forces on Hydrodynamically Transparent Structures.- 3.4.1.1 The Froude-Krylov Force.- 3.4.1.2 The Hydrodynamic ‘Added’ Mass Force.- 3.4.1.3 Inertia Forces in a Wave Field.- 3.4.1.4 The Morison Equation.- 3.4.1.5 Inertia and Drag Coefficients.- 3.4.2 Motion of Hydrodynamically Transparent Structures in a Seaway.- 3.4.2.1 Vertical Motion of a Buoy.- 3.4.2.2 Motion of Semisubmersibles.- 3.4.2.3 Motion of Articulated Towers.- 3.4.3 Forces and Motions of Hydrodynamically Compact Structures in a Seaway.- 3.4.3.1 Froude-Krylov Force.- 3.4.3.2 Hydrodynamic Masses and Forces for Harmonic Motion near the Free Fluid Surface.- 3.4.3.3 Inertia Forces in a Wave Field.- 3.4.3.4 Motions of Hydrodynamically Compact Structures.- 3.4.4 Wave Drift Forces.- 3.5 Nomenclature.- Preview of Volume II.