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1 - Introduction to Ship-Shaped Offshore Installations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2022

Jeom Kee Paik
Jeom Kee Paik
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University College London
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Summary

Various types of engineering structures have been developed over the course of human civilisation. One type is the ship-shaped offshore installation, which is a floating structural system located at sea. As a result of their multiple functionalities, these installations are widely used in the production, processing and storage of energy derived from marine sources and electrical power generation in a marine environment.

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Ship-Shaped Offshore Installations
Design, Construction, Operation, Healthcare and Decommissioning
 , pp. 1 - 48
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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