EVALUATION OF MULTI-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL-PORT ISLANDS: SEA ISLAND STRUCTURE ENGINEERING RESEARCH STUDY

A research program was initiated by the National Science Foundation's Research Applied to National Needs Program to evaluate the economic, engineering, legal and environmental feasibility of artificial, manmade industrial/port islands located off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. The Civil Engineering considerations of the study included an examination of site selection factors, and construction technology. The study concluded that a manmade multi-purpose offshore industrial port/island is technically feasible to construct ten to eleven nautical miles off either the New Jersey or Virginia coasts.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Offshore Technology Conference, 7th Annual, Proceedings, V3, Houston, Texas, May 5-8, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

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• Authors:
  • Bonasia, J
• Conference:
  • Offshore Technology Conference, 7th Annual, Proceedings, V3, Houston, Texas, May 5-8, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-21

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deepwater harbors; Offshore terminals; Ports
• Uncontrolled Terms: Offshore ports
• Old TRIS Terms: Environmental surveys
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129758
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Pap OTC 2336 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM