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Ocean Resources - Volume II Subsea Work Systems and Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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Ocean Resources - Volume II Subsea Work Systems and Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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Ocean engineering is generally considered to be concerned with
studies on the effects of the ocean on the land and with the
design, construction and operation of vehicles, structures and
systems for use in the ocean or marine environment. The practice of
engineering differs from that of science in both motivations and
objectives. Science seeks understanding of the principles of nature
in terms of generalizations expressed as laws and classifications.
Engineering seeks the application of knowledge of the physical and
natural world to produce a benefit expressed as a device, system,
material, and/or process. From the standpoint of the financial
sponsors of an engineering project, the ideal approach is one of
minimal risk in which only proven knowledge, materials and
procedures are employed. There is frequent departure from this
ideal in anticipation of the increased benefit expected from a
large increase in performance of a structure or device. The process
of acquiring this new capability is engineering research.
Historically, ocean engineering developed with the application of
engineering principles and processes to the design of ships and,
later, to the machinery that propels them. In most societies, naval
architecture and marine engineering are recognised as the origin of
ocean engineering. In fact, the design of a ship constitutes the
original systems engineering programme involving
hydrodynamics/fluid flow, structural design, machinery design,
electrical engineering and so on as well as requiring knowledge of
the ocean environment (waves, corrosion, etc.).
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