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This book provides an overview of the techniques available to the offshore industry for the joining and repair of offshore structures. The last few years have seen many developments in underwater engineering technology where a wide range of welding techniques, and the necessary associated equipment,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nixon, John H. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge : Abington Publishing ; Woodhead Publishing, 2000.
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in welding and other joining technologies.
Subjects:
Underwater welding and cutting.
Underwater construction > Maintenance and repair.
Oxycoupage et soudage sous l'eau.
Construction sous-marine > Entretien et réparations.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
Underwater construction > Maintenance and repair
Underwater welding and cutting
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Underwater Repair Technology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Offshore structures, materials and standards; 2.1 Gravity platforms; 2.2 Jacket platforms; 2.3 Pipelines; 2.4 Offshore engineering materials; 2.5 Standards and codes; Chapter 3. The joining of underwater structures without the use of underwater welding; 3.1 Lifting; 3.2 Pipe connectors; 3.3 Structural joints; Chapter 4. Underwater engineering processes required for fabrication operations; 4.1 Pipeline alignment systems; 4.2 Pipe preparation.
  • 4.3 Inspection techniquesChapter 5. Underwater welding technology; 5.1 Wet welding; 5.2 One atmosphere welding; 5.3 Hyperbaric welding; 5.4 Hyperbaric welding chambers; 5.5 Summary; Chapter 6. Manual hyperbaric welding techniques; 6.1 Tungsten inert gas welding (TIG); 6.2 Manual metal arc welding (MMA); 6.3 Metal inert gas welding (MIG); 6.4 Flux cored arc welding (FCAW); 6.5 Automated orbital hyperbaric welding; 6.6 Summary; Chapter 7. Alternatives to saturation diving for deep water applications; Chapter 8. Deep water arc welding processes; 8.1 Plasma welding; 8.2 MIG welding; 8.3 Summary.
  • Chapter 9. Alternatives to arc welding for deep water joining operations9.1 Solid phase welding processes; 9.2 Mechanical connectors; Chapter 10. Conclusions; Appendix 1: Oceanography; Appendix 2: Diving technology; Appendix 3: Hyperbaric welding research techniques; Bibliography; Index.