Design of Ocean Structures
From Oil and Gas to Blue Economy
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2026
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Authors: Krish Thiagarajan Sharman, Roger I. Basu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 8 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 8 1 - 5
Design of Ocean Structures: From Oil and Gas to Blue Economy offers specialized knowledge that serves to develop efficient, safe, and longlasting infrastructure systems for the tr… Read more
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Design of Ocean Structures: From Oil and Gas to Blue Economy offers specialized knowledge that serves to develop efficient, safe, and longlasting infrastructure systems for the transition to sustainable utilization of resources from the world’s oceans. The book's authors draw from their academic and industry experience to provide the most up-to-date, technical advances applied to the design, construction, and operation of farm-scale, bottom-fixed, or floating installations whose purposes include production of renewable energy, extraction of minerals, and open water aquaculture.
Effective engineering methodologies accompany discussions of recent, interesting projects, challenges encountered, and other practical lessons learned through coherent case study examples. The book’s easy-to-follow organization concludes with a look at the effects of climate change on the ocean environment and future implications that may further affect design criteria and guidelines. This valuable reference volume is intended for audiences from a variety of engineering spheres who already have foundational understanding of structural design theory and practice and are hoping to transfer and adapt their underlying analytical skills to emerging blue economy sectors.
Effective engineering methodologies accompany discussions of recent, interesting projects, challenges encountered, and other practical lessons learned through coherent case study examples. The book’s easy-to-follow organization concludes with a look at the effects of climate change on the ocean environment and future implications that may further affect design criteria and guidelines. This valuable reference volume is intended for audiences from a variety of engineering spheres who already have foundational understanding of structural design theory and practice and are hoping to transfer and adapt their underlying analytical skills to emerging blue economy sectors.
- Provides details of new engineering technologies and design nuances specifically applicable to blue economy systems
- Includes sources for further readings on relevant topics
- Features case studies written by domain experts with practical knowledge in every chapter
Postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in ocean and coastal engineering, civil, structural, and infrastructure engineering, naval architecture and marine engineering, offshore engineering, and advanced engineering programs specifically orientated to blue economy industries (renewable energy, waste management, climate change, among others)
1. Introduction
2. Design Environment and Loads
3. Fixed Structures
4. Floating Structures
5. Design Assessment of Blue Economy Systems
6. Installation, Operation, and Maintenance
7. Perspectives on the Future
2. Design Environment and Loads
3. Fixed Structures
4. Floating Structures
5. Design Assessment of Blue Economy Systems
6. Installation, Operation, and Maintenance
7. Perspectives on the Future
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 1, 2026
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Krish Thiagarajan Sharman
Krish Thiagarajan Sharman is an Endowed Chair in Renewable Energy and Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts (Amherst). He holds a PhD in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan and has been an academic at various universities in Australia and the US over the past 25 years. Prof. Sharman has been a Fellow of SNAME since 2016 and was selected for the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award in 2016. He is the coordinator of the ASME Ocean Renewable Energy Symposium and the Ocean Offshore and Arctic Engineering Conference, along with serving in a co-chair role for the International Offshore Wind Technical Conference. His areas of interest focus on design and fluid-structure interaction analysis of floating offshore wind systems, wave and tidal energy systems, coastal food production systems, and offshore platforms in general.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USARB
Roger I. Basu
Roger I. Basu holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Western Ontario, is a structural engineer with more than 50 years of experience, and a Fellow of SNAME. He recently spent two years teaching various naval architectural subjects at Webb Institute (NY). Prior to Webb, Dr. Basu had a 15-year career with the American Bureau of Shipping (Houston, TX) where he retired in 2012 in the position of Director of Shared Technology, responsible for the development of several technologies applicable to both marine and offshore sectors. After a career in both industry and academia, in 2013, Roger set up his own company, Roger Basu and Associates Inc., which provides technical services and specialized consulting for structural integrity of marine systems.
Affiliations and expertise
President, Roger Basu and Associates Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada