Ocean Engineering Mechanics: With Applications - Hardcover

McCormick, Michael E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521859522 ISBN 13: 9780521859523

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Ocean Engineering Mechanics provides an introduction to water waves and wave-structure interactions for fixed and floating bodies. Linear and nonlinear regular waves are thoroughly discussed, and the methods of determining the averaged properties of random waves are presented. With this foundation in wave mechanics, applications to engineering situations in the coastal zone are then presented. This introduction to the coastal engineering aspects of wave mechanics includes an introduction to shore protection. Covered within are also the basics of wave-structure interactions for situations involving ridged structures, compliant structures, and floating bodies in regular and random seas. The final chapters deal with the various analytical methods available for the engineering analyses of wave-induced forces and motions of floating and compliant structures in regular and random seas. An introduction to the soil-structure interactions is also included. The book can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in ocean engineering mechanics.

About this title

Book Description

The introductory topics in wave mechanics and the presentation of such have their foundations in the courses taught at the US Naval Academy. The advanced topics have their origins in the postgraduate courses taught at The Johns Hopkins University.

About the Author

Michael E. McCormick is currently a Corbin A. McNeill Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is a Fellow of the Marine Technology Society, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1976, he became the co-editor of the journal Ocean Engineering and remained so for thirty years. Prior to that, he was the editor of the Marine Technology Society Journal. Professor McCormick was the first recipient of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Award for Research Excellence and was also awarded the U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and the U.S. Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. He is the author of Ocean Engineering Wave Mechanics and Ocean Wave Energy Conversion. Professor McCormick received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Catholic University of America and a Ph.D. in civil engineering and a Sc.D. in engineering science from Trinity College, Dublin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521859522
• ISBN 13: 9780521859523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 618