Author: Adriana da Cunha Rocha
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1837698325
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Steel engineering is a vast subject. It encompasses all the methodologies and procedures necessary to fabricate steel as well as includes all the special characteristics that steel must have to work properly in each specific job or demand. Designing steel can not be compared to a cooking recipe – one must understand the intrinsic relationships between each component (elements) of the steel and how those elements interact to provide specific mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, and so on. To achieve those properties, the elements must combine in a way during fusion or any similar fabrication process to create the main phases of the steel, which ultimately is the ordered crystal structure that will create the desired property on the material. Thermomechanical treatments are also employed on raw steel to achieve even better properties and to improve steel’s resistance to different demands. This book presents the latest processes, techniques, and methodologies used to create new types of steels and to improve the different properties of those steels already known. It also discusses new fabrication processes, the inclusion of alloying elements, and new heat treatments or thermomechanical routes to demonstrate how steel properties can be optimally designed and engineered.
New Advances in Steel Engineering
Author: Adriana da Cunha Rocha
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1837698325
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Steel engineering is a vast subject. It encompasses all the methodologies and procedures necessary to fabricate steel as well as includes all the special characteristics that steel must have to work properly in each specific job or demand. Designing steel can not be compared to a cooking recipe – one must understand the intrinsic relationships between each component (elements) of the steel and how those elements interact to provide specific mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, and so on. To achieve those properties, the elements must combine in a way during fusion or any similar fabrication process to create the main phases of the steel, which ultimately is the ordered crystal structure that will create the desired property on the material. Thermomechanical treatments are also employed on raw steel to achieve even better properties and to improve steel’s resistance to different demands. This book presents the latest processes, techniques, and methodologies used to create new types of steels and to improve the different properties of those steels already known. It also discusses new fabrication processes, the inclusion of alloying elements, and new heat treatments or thermomechanical routes to demonstrate how steel properties can be optimally designed and engineered.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1837698325
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Steel engineering is a vast subject. It encompasses all the methodologies and procedures necessary to fabricate steel as well as includes all the special characteristics that steel must have to work properly in each specific job or demand. Designing steel can not be compared to a cooking recipe – one must understand the intrinsic relationships between each component (elements) of the steel and how those elements interact to provide specific mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, and so on. To achieve those properties, the elements must combine in a way during fusion or any similar fabrication process to create the main phases of the steel, which ultimately is the ordered crystal structure that will create the desired property on the material. Thermomechanical treatments are also employed on raw steel to achieve even better properties and to improve steel’s resistance to different demands. This book presents the latest processes, techniques, and methodologies used to create new types of steels and to improve the different properties of those steels already known. It also discusses new fabrication processes, the inclusion of alloying elements, and new heat treatments or thermomechanical routes to demonstrate how steel properties can be optimally designed and engineered.
Advanced Steels
Author: Yuqing Weng
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642176658
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
"Advanced Steels: The Recent Scenario in Steel Science and Technology" contains more than 50 articles selected from the proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Steels (ICAS) held during 9-11, Nov, 2010 in Guilin, China. This book covers almost all important aspects of steels from physical metallurgy, steel grades, processing and fabrication, simulation, to properties and applications. The book is intended for researchers and postgraduate students in the field of steels, metallurgy and materials science. Prof. Yuqing Weng is an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the president of The Chinese Society for Metals. Prof. Han Dong is the vice president of Central Iron & Steel Research Institute and the director of National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Steel Technology, China. Prof. Yong Gan is an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, the vice president of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the president of Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, China.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642176658
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
"Advanced Steels: The Recent Scenario in Steel Science and Technology" contains more than 50 articles selected from the proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Steels (ICAS) held during 9-11, Nov, 2010 in Guilin, China. This book covers almost all important aspects of steels from physical metallurgy, steel grades, processing and fabrication, simulation, to properties and applications. The book is intended for researchers and postgraduate students in the field of steels, metallurgy and materials science. Prof. Yuqing Weng is an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the president of The Chinese Society for Metals. Prof. Han Dong is the vice president of Central Iron & Steel Research Institute and the director of National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Steel Technology, China. Prof. Yong Gan is an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, the vice president of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the president of Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, China.
The Complete Technology Book on Steel and Steel Products (Fasteners, Seamless Tubes, Casting, Rolling of Flat Products & others)
Author: NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers
Publisher: ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.
ISBN: 8178330180
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Iron and steel have played a leading role in the development of human civilization and their techniques. Together with its derivative, steel, iron has no real rival in its particular fields of application and has become a synonym of progress, being an essential element in mankind greatest technological achievements. It was at the origin of the industrial and scientific revolutions and at the heart of all the great discoveries which have marked the history of humanity from the manufacture of high quality swords in ancient times to today architectural wonders. Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten. Rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through a pair of rolls. Rolling is classified according to the temperature of the metal rolled. Steelmaking is the second step in producing steel from iron ore. Processing of steel results in special steel product with required properties, for example; vacuum treated steel for forging ingots; pre strengthened stress relieved elongated steel, metallurgical addition product, forging powder alloy steels, etc. Fasteners are used to join and hold two or more pieces of metal either temporarily or more pieces of metal either temporarily or permanently. Some of the most common are bolts, screws, nuts, rivets and pins. Packaging steels differ from other sheet products particularly in terms of their thickness, mechanical properties and coatings, together with their aptitude to satisfy specific industrial and marketing requirements related to high production rates, design factors etc. Small gage welded tubes have an extremely wide range of applications, including metallic roof frames, mechanical construction in public work and industrial engineering sector, agricultural machinery, fluid distribution circuits, piston, etc. India is among the top producers of all forms of steel in the world. Easy availability of low cost manpower and presence of abundant reserves make India competitive in the global setup. The steel industry in India has witnessed an increase in demand due to expanding oil and gas sector, huge spending on infrastructural facilities coupled with growth in housing, consumer durables and auto sectors. This book basically deals with structural changes in steel during hot rolling, structural changes during reheating, kinds of grain restoration process, dynamic restoration process, static restoration process, effect of initial grain, size of static re crystallization, effects of temperature and micro alloying, fundamental principles of the metal rolling process, preparing and heating the initial materials, preparations for rolling heating before rolling operations, bolt and nut manufacturing technology, casting of steel for flat products etc. The present book covers different important aspects of steel processing with the casting method of steel for flat products, rolling of rails, wheels and rings, rolling of different steel products, production of fasteners, welded pipes, steel products for the building trade and many more. The book is very useful for everybody who wants the thorough study on steel and steel products or wants to diversify in to this field. TAGS Best small and cottage scale industries, Bolt and Nut Manufacturing Technology, Business guidance for steel production industry, Business Plan for a Startup Business, Business plan for steel rolling mill, Business start-up, Casting, Fusion welding processes, Great Opportunity for Startup, Hot rolled steel properties, Hot Rolling Mill, Hot rolling mill process, Hot Rolling mill, Hot Rolling of Plate, Sheet and Strip, Hot Seamless Tube Rolling Processes, Hot Strip Mill, How is Steel Produced?, How to Start a Steel Production Business, How to start a successful steel rolling business, How to start steel mill industry, How to Start Steel rolling Industry in India, How to start steel rolling mill, Iron and Steel making by-Products, Manufacturing of Steel, Manufacturing Process for Steel products, Metal Fasteners Manufacturing, Mill Automation for Pipe and Tubing Production, Modern Rolling Plant, Modern small and cottage scale industries, Most Profitable Steel Business Ideas, New small scale ideas in Steel rolling industry, Opportunity Steel Rolling Mill, Plate Mill, Production of Welded Pipe, Profitable small and cottage scale industries, Progress and Prospect of Rolling Technology, Rod and Bar Rolling, Rolling Metalworking, Rolling Mill for Steel Bars, Rolling of Flat Products & others, Rolling of Steel, Bars and Rods, Rolling process, Seamless Tubes manufacturing, Setting up and opening your steel rolling Business, Small scale Commercial steel rolling business, Small Scale Steel rolling Projects, Small Start-up Business Project, Start a Rolling Mill Industry, Start steel rolling mill in India, Start up India, Stand up India, Starting a Steel production Business, Starting Steel Mini Mill, Start-up Business Plan for steel products manufacturing, Startup ideas, Startup Project for steel making business, Startup project plan, Steel and hot rolling Business, Steel and Steel Products, Steel Based Profitable Projects, Steel Based Small Scale Industries Projects, Steel business opportunities, Steel Making, Steel making and Refining, Steel Making Products and Processes, Steel making Projects, Steel making technology, Steel manufacture, Steel mill process, Steel Production, Steel Production Process and Products, Steel Products Business, Steel Products for the Building Trade, Steel products manufacturing process, Steel rerolling mill feasibility start up, Steel rolling Industry in India, Steel rolling machine factory, Steel Rolling Technology, Steelmaking Processes, Steelmaking, Shaping, Treating and Processing, Types of rolling mills, Varnishing and Printing of Packaging Steels
Publisher: ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.
ISBN: 8178330180
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Iron and steel have played a leading role in the development of human civilization and their techniques. Together with its derivative, steel, iron has no real rival in its particular fields of application and has become a synonym of progress, being an essential element in mankind greatest technological achievements. It was at the origin of the industrial and scientific revolutions and at the heart of all the great discoveries which have marked the history of humanity from the manufacture of high quality swords in ancient times to today architectural wonders. Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten. Rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through a pair of rolls. Rolling is classified according to the temperature of the metal rolled. Steelmaking is the second step in producing steel from iron ore. Processing of steel results in special steel product with required properties, for example; vacuum treated steel for forging ingots; pre strengthened stress relieved elongated steel, metallurgical addition product, forging powder alloy steels, etc. Fasteners are used to join and hold two or more pieces of metal either temporarily or more pieces of metal either temporarily or permanently. Some of the most common are bolts, screws, nuts, rivets and pins. Packaging steels differ from other sheet products particularly in terms of their thickness, mechanical properties and coatings, together with their aptitude to satisfy specific industrial and marketing requirements related to high production rates, design factors etc. Small gage welded tubes have an extremely wide range of applications, including metallic roof frames, mechanical construction in public work and industrial engineering sector, agricultural machinery, fluid distribution circuits, piston, etc. India is among the top producers of all forms of steel in the world. Easy availability of low cost manpower and presence of abundant reserves make India competitive in the global setup. The steel industry in India has witnessed an increase in demand due to expanding oil and gas sector, huge spending on infrastructural facilities coupled with growth in housing, consumer durables and auto sectors. This book basically deals with structural changes in steel during hot rolling, structural changes during reheating, kinds of grain restoration process, dynamic restoration process, static restoration process, effect of initial grain, size of static re crystallization, effects of temperature and micro alloying, fundamental principles of the metal rolling process, preparing and heating the initial materials, preparations for rolling heating before rolling operations, bolt and nut manufacturing technology, casting of steel for flat products etc. The present book covers different important aspects of steel processing with the casting method of steel for flat products, rolling of rails, wheels and rings, rolling of different steel products, production of fasteners, welded pipes, steel products for the building trade and many more. The book is very useful for everybody who wants the thorough study on steel and steel products or wants to diversify in to this field. TAGS Best small and cottage scale industries, Bolt and Nut Manufacturing Technology, Business guidance for steel production industry, Business Plan for a Startup Business, Business plan for steel rolling mill, Business start-up, Casting, Fusion welding processes, Great Opportunity for Startup, Hot rolled steel properties, Hot Rolling Mill, Hot rolling mill process, Hot Rolling mill, Hot Rolling of Plate, Sheet and Strip, Hot Seamless Tube Rolling Processes, Hot Strip Mill, How is Steel Produced?, How to Start a Steel Production Business, How to start a successful steel rolling business, How to start steel mill industry, How to Start Steel rolling Industry in India, How to start steel rolling mill, Iron and Steel making by-Products, Manufacturing of Steel, Manufacturing Process for Steel products, Metal Fasteners Manufacturing, Mill Automation for Pipe and Tubing Production, Modern Rolling Plant, Modern small and cottage scale industries, Most Profitable Steel Business Ideas, New small scale ideas in Steel rolling industry, Opportunity Steel Rolling Mill, Plate Mill, Production of Welded Pipe, Profitable small and cottage scale industries, Progress and Prospect of Rolling Technology, Rod and Bar Rolling, Rolling Metalworking, Rolling Mill for Steel Bars, Rolling of Flat Products & others, Rolling of Steel, Bars and Rods, Rolling process, Seamless Tubes manufacturing, Setting up and opening your steel rolling Business, Small scale Commercial steel rolling business, Small Scale Steel rolling Projects, Small Start-up Business Project, Start a Rolling Mill Industry, Start steel rolling mill in India, Start up India, Stand up India, Starting a Steel production Business, Starting Steel Mini Mill, Start-up Business Plan for steel products manufacturing, Startup ideas, Startup Project for steel making business, Startup project plan, Steel and hot rolling Business, Steel and Steel Products, Steel Based Profitable Projects, Steel Based Small Scale Industries Projects, Steel business opportunities, Steel Making, Steel making and Refining, Steel Making Products and Processes, Steel making Projects, Steel making technology, Steel manufacture, Steel mill process, Steel Production, Steel Production Process and Products, Steel Products Business, Steel Products for the Building Trade, Steel products manufacturing process, Steel rerolling mill feasibility start up, Steel rolling Industry in India, Steel rolling machine factory, Steel Rolling Technology, Steelmaking Processes, Steelmaking, Shaping, Treating and Processing, Types of rolling mills, Varnishing and Printing of Packaging Steels
Steel - A New and Traditional Material for Building
Author: Dan Dubina
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415408172
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
In an era of new, composite materials and high-strength concrete, and with an increasing demand for sustainable building technologies, the importance of the role of steel in construction is being challenged.. Nonetheless, steel can successfully be used to refurbish and retrofit historical buildings, as well as being a material of choice for new building structures. Steel can effectively be combined with a variety of other materials to obtain structures which are characterized by a high-performance response under different types of static and dynamic activity. The proceedings contains nine keynote lectures from international experts, and is further divided into five sections: calculation models and methods; studies and advances in design codes; steel and mixed building technology; steel under exceptional actions; and steel in remarkable constructions and refurbishment.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415408172
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
In an era of new, composite materials and high-strength concrete, and with an increasing demand for sustainable building technologies, the importance of the role of steel in construction is being challenged.. Nonetheless, steel can successfully be used to refurbish and retrofit historical buildings, as well as being a material of choice for new building structures. Steel can effectively be combined with a variety of other materials to obtain structures which are characterized by a high-performance response under different types of static and dynamic activity. The proceedings contains nine keynote lectures from international experts, and is further divided into five sections: calculation models and methods; studies and advances in design codes; steel and mixed building technology; steel under exceptional actions; and steel in remarkable constructions and refurbishment.
Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering
Author: Mohamed Elgaaly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Structural engineering
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 2000 Structures Congress & Exposition held on May 8-10, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The themes include: 14th Analysis & Computational Specialty Conference, Bridges, Buildings, Dynamics/Wind/Seismic, Steel structures, Timber/Composites/Concrete, Practical design & detailing. The goal of the Congress is to cover the advanced technology of structural engineering. Topics range from the latest research developments to practical applications of structural engineering principles.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Structural engineering
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 2000 Structures Congress & Exposition held on May 8-10, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The themes include: 14th Analysis & Computational Specialty Conference, Bridges, Buildings, Dynamics/Wind/Seismic, Steel structures, Timber/Composites/Concrete, Practical design & detailing. The goal of the Congress is to cover the advanced technology of structural engineering. Topics range from the latest research developments to practical applications of structural engineering principles.
Technology and steel industry competitiveness
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
New Advanced High Strength Steels
Author: Mohamed Goune
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1789451221
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
In recent years, significant developments have been made to increase the mechanical strength of steels in order to reduce the overall weight of structures, particularly in motor vehicles. Depending on the application, the increase in strength should not be at the expense of forming and in-use properties. The development of ultra-high strength steels requires a search for new trade-offs between these properties in order to optimize the final microstructure. New Advanced High Strength Steels analyzes the interactions between tensile mechanical properties and properties such as work hardening, anisotropy, resistance to rupture, fatigue life, corrosion resistance, crashworthiness, edge retention, hydrogen resistance and weldability. It also examines the links between the microstructural parameters of high-strength steels and the properties mentioned above. It highlights the metallurgical developments that have been necessary for the emergence of these new generations of steels. The book concludes with a look ahead to future developments in ultra-high strength steels
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1789451221
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
In recent years, significant developments have been made to increase the mechanical strength of steels in order to reduce the overall weight of structures, particularly in motor vehicles. Depending on the application, the increase in strength should not be at the expense of forming and in-use properties. The development of ultra-high strength steels requires a search for new trade-offs between these properties in order to optimize the final microstructure. New Advanced High Strength Steels analyzes the interactions between tensile mechanical properties and properties such as work hardening, anisotropy, resistance to rupture, fatigue life, corrosion resistance, crashworthiness, edge retention, hydrogen resistance and weldability. It also examines the links between the microstructural parameters of high-strength steels and the properties mentioned above. It highlights the metallurgical developments that have been necessary for the emergence of these new generations of steels. The book concludes with a look ahead to future developments in ultra-high strength steels
The Making, Shaping, and Treating of Steel: Ironmaking volume
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steel
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steel
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Advanced Analysis and Design of Steel Frames
Author: Gou-Qiang Li
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470319932
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer structures, steel frames have become an important topic for engineers. This book, split into two parts covering advanced analysis and advanced design of steel frames, guides the reader from a broad array of frame elements through to advanced design methods such as deterministic, reliability, and system reliability design approaches. This book connects reliability evaluation of structural systems to advanced analysis of steel frames, and ensures that the steel frame design described is founded on system reliability. Important features of the this book include: fundamental equations governing the elastic and elasto-plastic equilibrium of beam, sheer-beam, column, joint-panel, and brace elements for steel frames; analysis of elastic buckling, elasto-plastic capacity and earthquake-excited behaviour of steel frames; background knowledge of more precise analysis and safer design of steel frames against gravity and wind, as well as key discussions on seismic analysis. theoretical treatments, followed by numerous examples and applications; a review of the evolution of structural design approaches, and reliability-based advanced analysis, followed by the methods and procedures for how to establish practical design formula. Advanced Design and Analysis of Steel Frames provides students, researchers, and engineers with an integrated examination of this core civil and structural engineering topic. The logical treatment of both advanced analysis followed by advanced design makes this an invaluable reference tool, comprising of reviews, methods, procedures, examples, and applications of steel frames in one complete volume.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470319932
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer structures, steel frames have become an important topic for engineers. This book, split into two parts covering advanced analysis and advanced design of steel frames, guides the reader from a broad array of frame elements through to advanced design methods such as deterministic, reliability, and system reliability design approaches. This book connects reliability evaluation of structural systems to advanced analysis of steel frames, and ensures that the steel frame design described is founded on system reliability. Important features of the this book include: fundamental equations governing the elastic and elasto-plastic equilibrium of beam, sheer-beam, column, joint-panel, and brace elements for steel frames; analysis of elastic buckling, elasto-plastic capacity and earthquake-excited behaviour of steel frames; background knowledge of more precise analysis and safer design of steel frames against gravity and wind, as well as key discussions on seismic analysis. theoretical treatments, followed by numerous examples and applications; a review of the evolution of structural design approaches, and reliability-based advanced analysis, followed by the methods and procedures for how to establish practical design formula. Advanced Design and Analysis of Steel Frames provides students, researchers, and engineers with an integrated examination of this core civil and structural engineering topic. The logical treatment of both advanced analysis followed by advanced design makes this an invaluable reference tool, comprising of reviews, methods, procedures, examples, and applications of steel frames in one complete volume.
Advanced Steel Design of Structures
Author: Srinivasan Chandrasekaran
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000706540
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Advanced Steel Design of Structures examines the design principles of steel members under special loads and covers special geometric forms and conditions not typically presented in standard design books. It explains advanced concepts in a simple manner using numerous illustrative examples and MATLAB® codes. Features: Provides analysis of members under unsymmetrical bending Includes coverage of structures with special geometry and their use in offshore applications for ultra-deep water oil and gas exploration Presents numerical modeling and analysis of steel members under fire conditions, impact, and blast loads Includes MATLAB® examples that will aid in the capacity building of civil engineering students approaching this complex subject Written for a broad audience, the presentation of design concepts of steel members will be suitable for upper-level undergraduate students. The advanced design theories for offshore structures under special loads will be an attractive feature for post-graduate students and researchers. Practicing engineers will also find the book useful, as it includes numerous solved examples and practical tutorials.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000706540
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Advanced Steel Design of Structures examines the design principles of steel members under special loads and covers special geometric forms and conditions not typically presented in standard design books. It explains advanced concepts in a simple manner using numerous illustrative examples and MATLAB® codes. Features: Provides analysis of members under unsymmetrical bending Includes coverage of structures with special geometry and their use in offshore applications for ultra-deep water oil and gas exploration Presents numerical modeling and analysis of steel members under fire conditions, impact, and blast loads Includes MATLAB® examples that will aid in the capacity building of civil engineering students approaching this complex subject Written for a broad audience, the presentation of design concepts of steel members will be suitable for upper-level undergraduate students. The advanced design theories for offshore structures under special loads will be an attractive feature for post-graduate students and researchers. Practicing engineers will also find the book useful, as it includes numerous solved examples and practical tutorials.