thebastidge
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We should not be re-inventing the wheel. We can surely eliminate a lot of rookie mistakes by adapting technology that is already well-researched, but that means a LOT of reading. What we need is a library and list of suggested reading material. I have purchased a couple books and noted a few more for future purchase. When I am finished with some of them, I think I can see my way to donating them to a central TSI library.
- Purchased from Amazon.com:
- “Oil Rigs (How We Build)” Neil Ardley – this was available used for less than a dollar, looked interesting
- “Marine Structural Design” edited by Yong Bai
- “Introduction to Naval Architecture” Thomas C Gillmer – Also available used for a few bucks.
- “Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition” Ben C. Gerwick
- “Safety in the design of offshore platforms: Integrated safety versus safety as an add-on characteristic” [An article from: Safety Science] U. Kjellen
This last was digital only, available for a few bucks.
- Marked for future consideration/purchase:
- “Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures (Cambridge Ocean Technology Series)” O. Faltinsen
- “Surface Production Operations, Volume 1:, Second Edition: Design of Oil-Handling Systems and Facilities” Ken Arnold
- “Concrete in the Marine Environment (Modern Concrete Technology Series)” P.K. Mehta
Some of these are quite expensive, which is why I suggest assembling a library rather than everyone purchasing their own copies, although some duplication might not be entirely bad. Even older books should be able to point out some valid concerns
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thebastidge
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We also need to amass a pretty thorough library of charts and maps of currents, land masses, hazards to navigation, the sea floor, species distribution, information on weather at sea and how it differs from weather systems over land, and I’m sure many things I don’t even know to ask about at this point.
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Firefool125
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Oi. there are lots of books out there that would be help full to the aspiring seasteader but i think that we should post a list of all the books that the community thinks should be read and post the ones that members of the community own online so that people do not have to spend ludicrous amounts of money just be up to speed with what is already out in the world
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thebastidge
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I just ordered CDs with bathymetric maps the West Coast of the US and adjacent Pacfic. They are available for free download, but I purchased the CDs from http://www.noaa.gov/. There are a lot of other maps available there: a lot of digital info can be pulled down for free (just takes time) and made centrally available for researchers at TSI.
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thebastidge
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Physical Models and Laboratory Techniques in Coastal Engineering (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering)
by Steven A. Hughes
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/981021541X
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thebastidge
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- Suggested for TSI library
Cash Crop Halophytes Recent Studies: Ten Years after Al Ain Meeting (Tasks for Vegetation Science) by H. Lieth (Editor), Marina Mochtchenko (Editor)
Biology of salt tolerant plants by I. A. Ungar (Author), M. A. Khan (Author)
Coastal Vegetation (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies) by V. J. Chapman (Author)
I purchased a used copy of this last one today.
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thebastidge
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thebastidge
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thebastidge
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I’m searching books I would like to have available, and that might be of use to others interested in this topic. I will buy or have bought some of them,as I posted in earlier comments. I imagine that professionals who have already absorbed most of this will do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to design, but a reference library will help even professionals when they need to jog their memory or be precise. It also gives the rest of us some background so we don’t sound like idiots.
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thebastidge 1338 days ago.
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