WCFS2019

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Design Guidelines for Upgrading Living Conditions in Wetslums

   • Koen Olthuis, Pierre-Baptiste Tartas, Chris Zevenbergen

   Pages 1-18

3. Repurposing Jack-ups, Semi-submersibles and Superbarges into Offshore and Nearshore Settlements

   • Joseph Lim

   Pages 19-47

4. Floating Infrastructure Large Scale Public Spaces on Water

   • Gerard Ronzatti, Petar Lovric

   Pages 49-66

5. Floating Shipyard Design: Concept and Application

   • Cliff Ohl, Adrian Arnold, Hannes Uys, Miguel Andrade

   Pages 67-80

6. Floating Bridges and Submerged Tunnels in Norway—The History and Future Outlook

   • Torgeir Moan, Mathias Egeland Eidem

   Pages 81-111

7. Dynamics of Super-Scale Modularized Floating Airport

   • Haicheng Zhang, Daolin Xu, Shuyan Xia, Qijia Shi, Guangyu Yang, Rui Ding

   Pages 113-134

8. Design and Potential Applications of Floating Structures in Singapore

   • Kok Keng Ang, Jian Dai, Oyvind Hellan, Arnstein Watn, Michael Boon Ing Si

   Pages 135-154

9. Hydrodynamic Responses and Loads of a Model Floating Hydrocarbon Storage Tank System for Concept Validation and Numerical Verification

   • Chi Zhang, Allan R. Magee, Nuno Fonseca, Øyvind Hellan, Kok Keng Ang

   Pages 155-171

10. Wave Induced Motions of a Floating Mega Island

    • William Otto, Olaf Waals, Tim Bunnik, Coline Ceneray

    Pages 173-189

11. Fish Farming in Floating Structures

    • Tor Ole Olsen

    Pages 191-208

12. Technology-Driven Sustainable Aquaculture for Eco-tourism

    • Ban Tat Leow, Hoon Kiang Tan

    Pages 209-218

13. Floating Forest: A Novel Concept of Floating Breakwater-Windbreak Structure

    • C. M. Wang, M. M. Han, J. Lyu, W. H. Duan, K. H. Jung, S. Kang An

    Pages 219-234

14. Classification Principles for Very Large Floating Structures

    • ChunWee Ng, Rongrong Jiang

    Pages 235-251

15. Mooring Systems for Very Large Floating Structures

    • Aditya Sankalp, Yves De Leeneer

    Pages 253-273

16. Durability of Floating Concrete Platforms

    • Bahador Sabet Divsholi

    Pages 275-282

17. Design and Construction of the Floating Concrete Pier in Golden Harbor, Incheon

    • Kwanghoe Jung, Sanghyu Lee, Heesung Kim, Yoonho Choi, Sara Kang

    Pages 283-297

18. Potential of Floating Urban Development for Coastal Cities: Analysis of Flood Risk and Population Growth

    • B. Dal Bo Zanon, B. Roeffen, K. M. Czapiewska, R. E. de Graaf-van Dinther

    Pages 299-308

19. An Integrated Floating Community Based upon a Hybrid Water System: Toward a Super-Sustainable Water City

    • Toshio Nakajima, Motohiko Umeyama

    Pages 309-328

20. Floating Clean Multi-energy Systems Towards Driving Blue Economic Growth

    • Srikanth Narasimalu

    Pages 329-357

This book highlights recent research and developments in floating structures on rivers, lakes, seas and oceans for energy harvesting, aquaculture and farming, leisure activities, infrastructure, industrial plants, real estate and cities, with a focus on sustainably living, relaxing and working offshore. Bringing together international experts and leaders, from both industry and academia it reviews and discusses ocean space utilization, and offers an ideal platform for those wanting to establish new collaborations on floating structure projects.

• Floating structures
• Offshore settlements
• Floating shipyard
• Energy Harvesting
• Structural stability
• Floating airport
• Mooring systems
• Ocean space utilization
• Submerged tunnels
• Floating offshore wind turbines
• Integrated floating community
• Super-sustainable water city
• Floating bridges
• Floating hydrocarbon storage tanks

• School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Australia

  Chien Ming Wang

• Society of Floating Solutions, Singapore, Singapore

  Soon Heng Lim

• Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore, Singapore

  Zhi Yung Tay

Prof. Wang is the TMR Chair Professor of Structural Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia. He is a Chartered Structural Engineer, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore, the Institution of Engineers Singapore, and the Institution of Structural Engineers. His research interests are in the areas of structural stability, vibration, optimization, and very large floating structures. He has published over 420 journal papers and 9 books in these areas. He is the Editor‐in‐Chief of the International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics and an editorial board member of several journals, including Engineering Structures, Ocean Systems Engineering, Structures and International Journal of Applied Mechanics. His numerous awards include a Minister for National Development’s R&D Awards 2017, IStructE Structural Award for Sustainability 2016, Monash Civil Engineering Alumnus of the Year 2015 Award, Keith Eaton Award 2014, Lewis Kent Award 2009, the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2013, and the US$1 million Grand Prize in the Next Generation Port Challenge.
 
Lim started his career in the maritime industry after graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1968. He worked at Keppel Offshore and Marine Technology Centre for several years and was involved in ship construction, conversion and maintenance. He has international experience in feasibility studies, master planning, and the design and construction of shipyards. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Fellow of IMarEST. He is an advocate of floating solutions for land-scarce Singapore.
 
Dr. Zhi Yung Tay is currently an Assistant Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). From 2014 to 2016, he was attached to the Institute of Energy System (IES), University of Edinburgh as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, where he was the Lead Hydrodynamic Modeleron the EPSRC EcoWatt2050 Project. Prior to joining IES, he was a Senior Research Engineer at Keppel Offshore and Marine Technology Centre and a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his Ph.D. from NUS specializing in the hydroelastic response of the very large floating structure. His research interests are in the areas of hydroelasticity, marine energy devices and very large floating structures

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