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Description of  Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering

This encyclopedia adopts a wider definition for the concept of ocean engineering. Specifically, it includes (1) offshore engineering: fixed and floating offshore oil and gas platforms pipelines and risers cables and moorings buoy technology foundation engineering ocean mining marine and offshore renewable energy aquaculture engineering and subsea engineering (2) naval architecture: ship and special marine vehicle design intact and damaged stability technology for energy efficiency and green shipping ship production technology decommissioning and recycling (3) polar and Arctic Engineering: ice mechanics ice-structure interaction polar operations polar design environmental protection (4) underwater technologies: AUV/ROV design AUV/ROV hydrodynamics maneuvering and control and underwater-specific communicating and sensing systems for AUV/ROVs. Read more