Foreword

This book is designed for marine structural engineering students, researchers, and professionals who are eager to deepen their understanding of how metocean characteristics interact with marine structures. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your expertise, this book will guide you through the essential theories and software that are foundational to the field.

I’ve structured the content into three parts to make your learning experience more manageable and impactful. Part I is ready for you now, and Parts II and III will follow soon. As you delve into these pages, you’ll discover why understanding metocean characteristics is not just important but essential. These factors play a critical role in how marine structures behave in their environment, and this knowledge is key to predicting and assessing conditions in the maritime world.

In this book, I take you on a journey through the core principles of fluid dynamics, exploring how they apply to real-world scenarios. We’ll dive into topics such as metocean parameter analysis, the Navier-Stokes equations, wave prediction, and fluid-structure interactions. Along the way, you’ll also learn about numerical simulations and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications, all of which are vital tools in a marine engineer’s toolkit.