SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN OPEN SEA CONDITIONS

The paper reports on a design for a semi-submersible dredge developed at Netherlands Mineral Technological Institute. The hull was designed as a multiple, symmetrical underwater section with three equidistant columns and a fourth centrally-located column. This article deals with the fundamental aspects of the design as a whole and with one specific design in particular.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Trade Publications, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 269
  San Pedro, CA  United States  90733
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14-19
• Serial:
  • World Dredging and Marine Construction
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: World Trade Publications Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Design; Dredges; Dredging; Offshore structures; Semisubmersibles; Submersibles
• Old TRIS Terms: Design process; Semi-submersible dredges
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM