The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.
Locating Offshore Engineering Information in the IMechE Library
The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the offshore engineering subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue.
Useful Books
| Becht C, Process Piping: the Complete Guide to ASME B31.3 (2004) |
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660.283 BRE (Oversize) |
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| Chakrabarti S K, Handbook of Offshore Engineering, Vols 1 (2005) |
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627.98 CHA |
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| Chakrabarti S K, Handbook of Offshore Engineering, Vols 2 (2005) |
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627.98 CHA |
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| Etube L S, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Offshore Structures, 3rd edition (2007) |
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627.98 ETU |
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| Gerwick B C, Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, 3rd edition (2007) |
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627.98 GER |
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| Guo B, Offshore Pipelines (2005) |
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621.8672 GUO |
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| HSE, Assessment Principles for Offshore Safety Cases (1998) |
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627.98 |
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| Hyne N J, Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2001) |
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622.38 HYN |
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| Dawe R, Modern Petroleum Technology, Vol 1 Upstream (2000) |
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665.5 LUC |
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| Lucas A G, Modern Petroleum Technology, Vol 2 Downstream (2000) |
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665.5 LUC |
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| Takahashi P and Trenka A, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (1996) |
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621.312.134 TAK |
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| Tsinker G P, Marine Structures Engineering: Specialised Applications (1996) |
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627.98 TSI | E-books The following titles are available via Knovel in the Virtual Library. Guo, B, Song, S, Chacko, J, Ghalambor, A, Offshore pipelines (2005)
Herbich, JB, Developments in offshore engineering - wave phenomena and offshore topics (1999)
Hester RE & Harrison RM, Chemistry in the marine environment (2000)
Lees FP, Loss prevention in the process industries (2nd Edition) (1996)
McLeish A, Underwater concreting and repair (1994)
Muhlbauer, WK, Pipeline risk management manual - ideas, techniques, and resources (3rd Edition) (2004)
Nixon, JH, Underwater repair technology (2000)
Nolan DP, Handbook of fire and explosion protection engineering principles for oil, gas, chemical, and related facilities (1996)
Schumacher M, Seawater corrosion handbook (1979)
Available via the Books24x7 service in the Virtual Library:
APQC, Offshore ready: strategies to plan and profit (2004)
Becht, C, Process piping: the complete guide to ASME B31.3 (2004)
Mohitpour, M, Golshan, H and Murray, A pipeline design and construction: a practical approach (2005)
Mohitpour, M , Szabo, J and Van Hardeveld, T, Pipeline operation and maintenance: a practical approach (2005)
Ronald, MH, Perez de la Mesa, MJ Archambeau, S, Managing operations in offshore locations (2007) Recent IMechE Offshore Engineering Conferences and Seminars Please visit the Process Industries Papers and Presentations (Archive) Directories The following titles are useful for those researching the marine or offshore industries. Most are shelved in the Directory Section of the Library.
| Energy Sourcebook 2005 |
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621.4 (Directory) |
List of shipowners, managers and
managing agents 2001-2002 |
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623.82 (Directory) |
| Maritime Guide 2001 |
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623.8 (Directory) |
| Pegasus Oil, Gas and Energy Directory 2005/6 |
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621.4 (Directory) |
| Register of Shipping 2001 |
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623.82 (Directory) |
| World Energy Outlook 2004 |
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621.4000 031 (Directory) |
Useful Journals Please check the library catalogue to see if the library subscribes to your required journal. Current issues of key journals are held on the journal display rack. The back copies of these journals are stored in the basement. Please ask a member of staff if you wish to view any and they will be retrieved for you. This generally takes 10-15 minutes. Ocean engineering 1968-88
Offshore marine technology 2004-
Oil and gas journal 5 years
Petroleum Review 1987-
Proceedings of the IMechE part M: Journal of engineering for the maritime environment 2002-
Transactions of the ASME: Journal of offshore mechanics and arctic engineering 1880-
The library has an extensive collection of historical journals including Engineer from 1856-, Engineering from 1866-
E-journals The following electronic journals are available on the EBSCO Business Source database in the Virtual Library.
Natural gas
Natural gas transportation & distribution
Pipeline & gas journal
Pipeline & utilities construction
Databases Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE) Conference Proceedings CD-ROM
The OMAE conference proceedings from 1998 onwards are held on CD-ROM and can be accessed in the library. Conferences preceding this date may be held in hardcopy in the library. Please check the library catalogue for details of holdings.
Please visit the Virtual Library page for information about the library's databases. Websites Please visit the offshore engineering weblinks page.
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