Rosenhain Centenary Conference - 1. Engineering requirements 1.3 Materials requirements for offshore structures

The shape and form of marine structures are many and varied: the materials of construction range from wood to high strength steel. Wood and stone have been historically the most popular building materials but the use of these, because of poor availability and difficulty in working has in recent years given way to concrete and steel. The advantages of steel versus concrete are not easy to define because these depend upon so many factors including environmental, social and economic.