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Title: Slope protection for artificial island

Journal Article · · Ocean Ind.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5846413

The technology under development to protect artificial-island production platforms from Arctic sea and ice damage involves three major considerations: (1) sea conditions during the ice-free season, (2) ice conditions during winter, and (3) construction constraints imposed by material availability, transportation problems, and length of the construction season. So far, researchers have evaluated 15 different slope-protection systems on the basis of reliability, construction-cost, and maintenance-cost factors, choosing 8 candidates for wave and ice model testing. The cases of interest involve exploration and production islands in shallow and deeper water applications.

Research Organization:
Tetra Tech, Inc.
OSTI ID:
5846413
Journal Information:
Ocean Ind.; (United States), Vol. 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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