{"product_id":"very-large-floating-structures-c-m-wang-9780415419536","title":"Very Large Floating Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking and comprizing articles by expert contributors, this volume provides a comprehensive treatment of VLFSs and their relationship with the sea, marine habitats, the pollution of costal waters and tidal and natural current flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt looks in-depth at: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eVLFS and the colonization of ocean space with their appearance in the waters off developed coastal cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewave properties, which is essential for estimating the loading on the VLFS as well as for modelling structure-fluid interactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehydroelastic and structural analysis of VLFS at an overall level and the cell level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe analysis and design of breakwaters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esimulation models to understand the actual flow of water through the VLFS and to determine the drift forces for the mooring systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanti-corrosion and maintenance systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew research and developments, with emphasis on the Mega-Float, a 1 km long floating test runway.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-illustrated with photographs, drawings, equations for mathematical modelling and analysis and extensively referenced, \u003cem\u003eVery Large Floating Structures\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for professionals, academics and students of civil and structural engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. M. Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415419530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415419536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.45w x 0.74d","brand":"C. M. Wang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064916750591,"sku":"9780415419536","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51e30c7a-5ceb-4132-b84d-e48e188fc6ca.jpg?v=1768671903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/very-large-floating-structures-c-m-wang-9780415419536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}