Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third ...

'A Must For All in Marine Construction Management':
This is an excellent publication from an individual of exemplarary knowledge of the industry.

The only marine and offshore construction book you need:
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.