ABSTRACT
Concrete has a long history and a significant and successful presence in offshore and marine applications. Throughout this chapter, reference will be made to things that are onshore, inshore, and offshore. Onshore is connected to the land, such as a pier or bridge might be. Inshore means that the location is away from the land but is close enough to the shore to be in protected waters with respect to the open sea. Offshore means that it is located in the open sea. The term owner is also used. The owner of an offshore, inshore, or onshore structure can be a single company, a collection of companies who retain varying percentages of the operation but who have designated a single company to operate and maintain the facility, or some level of government ownership.
