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When the structural engineer starts work on the design of marine structures, construction, or maintenance, the assignment is like a black box. As most of engineering faculties, especially those for the structural or civil engineering aspects, focus on the design of the residential, administration, hospital, and other domestic buildings constructed from concrete or steel. On the other hand, some courses take care of the design of harbors only. Therefore, my first book about offshore structures covers their design, construction, and maintenance. The design of offshore structure platforms combines steel structure design methods with the load that applied to the harbor, such as wave, current, and other parameters. However, the design of the platforms depends on the technical practice, which depends on the experience of the engineering company itself. Therefore, this book focuses on the engineering design calculations for offshore structures, which are the main marine structures in the oil and gas industry. The interfaces between the engineering firm, the construction company, and the installation company, and their effect on the engineering design, is essential to address here. Most of the readers of my first book are asking about design calculations for the marine structures. Nowadays, most engineering structure design is performed by software. Therefore, manual calculation is covered by examples in each chapter, and Chapter 8 discusses, step by step, how to use the SACS software in designing offshore structure. About the Author. Preface. Introduction to Offshore Structures. Engineering Management for Marine Structures. Offshore Structures’ Loads and Strength. Offshore structures design. Helidecks and boat landing design. Geotechnical data and piles design. Construction and installation lifting analysis. SACS Software. Appendix: Assignment. Index