Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering

Dr. Dhanak is the Director of The Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering (SeaTech) and Professor of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. He also serves as Director of Research for Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center and is the past Chairman of the Department of Ocean Engineering. Dr. Xiros is a Professor of Ocean Engineering at the University of New Orleans and his research interests include marine engineering and control systems for renewable energy.

1. Introduction to Ocean Engineering Part A Fundamentals (Ed. Manhar Dhanak) 2. Elements of Physical Oceanography 3. Metocean Extreme and Operating Conditions 4. Mechanics of Ocean Waves 5. Properties of Seawater 6. Principles of Marine Corrosion 7. Hydromechanics 8. Ocean Electromagnetics 9. Digital Signal Processing 10. Control Theory and Applications Part B Autonomous Ocean Vehicles, Subsystems and Control (Ed. Thomas Curtin) 11. Highly Maneuverable Biorobotic Underwater Vehicles 12. Autonomous Underwater Gliders 13. Autonomous Sea Surface Vehicles 14. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation 15. Acoustic Communication 16. Underwater Vehicle Docking 17. Underwater Vehicle Manipulators 18. Nonacoustic Sensors 19. Cooperative Vehicle Environmental Monitoring 20. Distributed Ocean Sensing using Nested Autonomy 21. Swarms of Ocean Vehicles 22. Cooperative Vehicle Target Tracking 23. Autonomous Vehicles -- Rules-of-the-Road 24. Autonomy and Risk Assessment Part C Coastal Design (Eds Jennifer L. Irish, James M. Kaihatu) 25. Coastal Hazards -- Physical Characteristics 26. Hazards and Risk in Coastal Areas -Statistical Characterization 27. Modeling of Coastal Waves and Hydrodynamics 28. Modeling of Coastal Morphological Processes 29. Beach Nourishment 30. Shore Protection- Hard Structures 31. Port and Harbor Design 32. Marine Outfalls Part D Offshore Technologies (Eds R. Cengiz Ertekin, Dominique Roddier) 33. Offshore Platforms 34. Stability of Offshore Systems 35. Wind, Wave and Current Loads 36. Vortex-Induced Vibrations 37. Structural_Dynamics 38. Cable Dynamics 39. Offshore Geotechnics 40. Pipelines and Risers 41. Buoy Technology 42. Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers and Terminals 43. Salvage Operations 44. Oil Spills and Response Part E Energy Resources (Ed. Nikolas I. Xiros) 45. Ocean Energy Resource Assessment 46. Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Concepts 47. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion 48. Ocean Current Energy Conversion 49. Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion 50. Offshore Wind Energy Conversion Acknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index