From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Branch of architecture focused on coastal, near-shore and off-shore construction
Marine architecture is the design of architectural and engineering structures which support coastal design, near-shore and off-shore or deep-water planning for many projects such as
shipyards ,
ship transport ,
coastal management or other marine and/or hydroscape activities. These structures include
harbors ,
lighthouses ,
marinas ,
oil platforms ,
offshore drillings ,
accommodation platforms and
offshore wind farms , floating engineering structures and building architectures or civil seascape developments. Floating structures in deep water may use
suction caisson for
anchoring .
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
See also
Cofferdam – Barrier allowing liquid to be pumped out of an enclosed area, a temporary water-excluding structure built in place, sometimes surrounding a working area as does an open caisson.
Offshore geotechnical engineering – Sub-field of engineering concerned with human-made structures in the sea
Civil engineering – Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure
Marine engineering – Engineering and design of shipboard systems
Ocean engineering – Engineering and design of shipboard systemsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Oceanography – Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean
Earth materials – physical constituents of the EarthPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Floating wind turbine – Type of wind turbine
Geotechnical engineering – Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problems
Geotechnical investigation – Work done to obtain information on the physical properties of soil earthworks and foundations
Geotechnics – Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problemsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Ocean – Salt water covering most of Earth
Offshore construction – Installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment
Offshore (hydrocarbons)
Submarine pipeline – Pipeline that is laid on the seabed or below it inside a trench
Subsea – Technology of submerged operations in the seaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Subsea production system – Wells located on the seabed
Wellhead – Component at the surface of a well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface
Photo gallery
University of Maine's
Floating wind turbine
VolturnUS 1:8 was the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the Americas.
A single floating cylindrical
spar buoy moored by
catenary cables. Hywind uses a
ballasted catenary layout that adds 60 tonne weights hanging from the midpoint of each anchor cable to provide additional tension.
Victorian pier at
Clevedon, Somerset , England
The pier of
Blankenberge , Belgium
A typical Finnish pier with a table, chair and ladders for swimmers in
Joutsa ,
Central Finland
Duxbury Pier Light in Plymouth harbor.
Aerial view of a typical marina (harbor dredge and lighthouse in lower right)
An oil drilling platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA
Harbour cranes unload cargo from a container ship at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Port in
Navi Mumbai ,
India .
One of the three movable barrier sections of the Oosterscheldekering
The
Saipem 7000 , a semi-submersible crane vessel equipped with a J-lay pipe-laying system.
The
Solitaire , one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world.
References
External links