NATIONAL NEEDS, CURRENT CAPABILITIES, AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS AND PLATFORMS

This paper discusses the construction of various types of "islands and platforms" with emphasis on the technical options and trade offs. The "islands" are viewed in terms of their location, type of structure, uses and purposes, current engineering capabilities and state-of-the-art, and engineering research requirements.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Background Papers on Seafloor Engineering, Volume 1: National Needs in Seafloor Engineering, Prepared for National Research Council, Committee on Seafloor Engineering.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • McAleer, J B
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 288-332

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore construction; Offshore structures; Offshore terminals; Ports; State of the art
• Uncontrolled Terms: Offshore ports
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151980
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM