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There is an increasing need to construct engineering structures in the Arctic seas. The requirement is principally generated by the oil and gas industry, because of the substantial reserves that are known to exist offshore in the Beaufort Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Barents Sea, the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sakhalin, the Canadian Arctic, and almost certainly elsewhere. Structures have to withstand the severe environmental forces generated by sea ice, a subject that is developing rapidly but is still far from completely understood. Underwater pipelines have to be safe against ice gouging an No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)627.98091632Technology Engineering and allied operations Hydraulic EngineeringLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |