Concept Development Cost Estimates for Diego Garcia Pol Mooring Island Installation. Revision,

Abstract

The Ocean Engineering and Construction Project Office (FPO-1) of Chesapeake Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command was tasked by Pacific Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command to perform a study of viable concepts for the installation of mooring island dolphins. The six following concepts were analyzed for their relatively safe and economical constructability by Naval Construction Forces on the island: Crawler Crane with Additional Bents, Direct Pile Driving from Work Barge, Jack-up AMMI Pontoon, Construction Jacket, Semi-Submersible Templet, and Flexifloats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 1979
Accession Number
ADA167478

Entities

People

  • C. Chern

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Bearings
  • Classification
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Cost Estimates
  • Diego Garcia
  • Engineering
  • Friction
  • Islands
  • Materials
  • Pile Drivers
  • Security
  • Shell Scripts
  • Skin Friction
  • Submersibles
  • Underwater Construction

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.