A 65,000-TON PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOATING FACILITY FOR OFFSHORE STORAGE OF LPG

The 1970's have witnessed a revival of interest in reinforced concrete as a suitable material for marine structures. Low initial maintenance costs, superior fire resistance, and the absence of problems associated with cyclic loading and fatigue are among the advantages of this material for hull construction. Against a background of early concrete vessels and recent experience with concrete offshore structures in the North Sea, the paper illustrates the design and construction of a concrete offshore facility for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas.

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  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Anderson, A R
• Publication Date: 1978-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14-26
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Economic analysis; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fire resistant materials; Floating structures; Fuel storage; Hulls; Liquefied petroleum gas; Offshore structures; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Repeated loads; Shipbuilding
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete hulls; Floating concrete structures; Hull construction; Lpg storage
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170740
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Marine Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM