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An Introduction To Very Large Floating Structures

UNDER THE GUIDENCE of:-

MR. K.P DAS


PROF. CIVIL DEPT. OEC,BHUBAESWAR SUBMITTED BY: AMIT KUMAR SINGH 0801211417 8TH SEM CIVIL ENGINEERING OEC,BHUBANESWAR

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION WHY MEGA FLOAT ? WHAT DOES MEGA FLOAT CONSISTS OF FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANALYSIS DESIGN LOAD CONSTRUCTION MATHODOLOGY EFFECT ON MEGA FLOAT CONCLUSION REFERENCES

Introduction
1.Mega-Float is very large artificial structures
floating on the sea 2.Basically two type:a. semi-submersible

b. pontoon type(mega float)

WHY MEGA FLOAT ?


1.Virtually no influence of earthquake. 2.Few environmental impacts on ocean currents and marine eco-systems . 3.Relatively lower construction cost and shorter construction period independent of water depth or soil condition of sea bed

What does Mega Float consists of ?


1.Mega-Float system consists of floating structure,
mooring system and access facility 2.Mooring system such as dolphin and fender is provided to moor the floating structure. 3.Access facility such as bridge is provided for connection with existing land

Architecture of Mega Float

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANALYSIS


1.Horizontal forces a) Rigid connection b) Compliant connection 2.Buoyancy forces 3.Inertia force 4.Corrosion rate

Design Loads
1.Dead load 2.Hydrostatic pressure (including buoyancy) 3.Live load 4.Effects of temperature change

5.Effects of water current

Step1: Fabrication At Shipyard


1.Relatively small unit with dimensions of approximately 300m long and 60m wide is fabricated in dry docks. Generally it is easier quality-wise and cost-wise to fabricate it at shipyard than to do it at installation site, because more effective equipment and more skilled workers specialized for such a work are available there.

Step1

Step2: Towing to Installation Site


1. As fabricated unit has a similar structure to ship,
it is buoyant and able to be transported on sea. Each unit necessary to install is transported to site one by one by tugboats with strong engine.

Step2

Step3: Installation of Mooring Device


1.The work at the site begins with the installation
of Mooring Device. The structure of the device, which is comprised of a jacket type dolphin, piles and fenders, is similar to that used commonly in oil facilities offshore, and the installation is done likewise.

Step3:

Step4: Mooring of Unit and Joining of Units


1.The first unit transported to the site is moored to
the mooring device. The next unit transported successively is joined to the first one.

Step4:

FINAL STRUCTURE

Effects on Mega Float


1.Influence of Fluttering of Mega Float
2. Effect and Control Of Drifting 3.Earthquake Effect

Influence of Fluttering of Mega Float

1.Since it is huge, fluttering of waves does not


have any impact. 2.Since it is made of steel its flexible like spring 3.As the skyscraper absorbs the seismic energy by

its flexibility, Mega-Float absorbs the energy of


waves by its flexibility

Effect and Control Of Drifting

1.A structure called Dolphin is used to fix the


Mega Float at a place. 2.Its fixed into position by piling to Seabed. 3.Rubber fender is provided between floating

structure and dolphin so that it receives the


drifting force gently.

Mooring and Piling of Mega Float

Earthquake Effect
1.Floating on the sea, moored to dolphin hence
does not get movement by earthquake 2.Huge structure does not touch the sea bed directly since it is fixed to seabed by piling, hence it can resist the earthquake effect

Existing Mega Float Structures

KAMIGOTO Oil Storage Base, Nagasaki

UZINA Port mooring pier, Hiroshima

Dubai, the idea of building a luxury hotel 66 feet underwater!

Floating and rotating hotel tower, Dubai 25 stories high floating hotel tower rotates 1 degree every minute

CONCLUSION
1.VLFS is a unique concept of ocean structures. 2.VLFS requires massive investment of resources and is considered as a mega project. 3.Technology utilized in the project must be well proven or reliable to reduce risk of investment. 4. VLFS, the reader may refer to a large body of references given in a recent literature survey paper by Watanabe et al.

References
1.www.amazon.com
2.http://www.srcj.or.jp/megafloat

3. www.mendeley.com
4.Endo,h(2000) the behaviour of a vlfs

5.Eatock taylor and ohkusu (2000) green


functions for hydroelastic

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