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Applications and Challenges for Very Large Floating Structures
(VLFSs)
Markus Wernli, PhD, P.E.
BergerABAM Inc.1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200Seattle, WA 98101-2677(206)[email protected]
Floating Piers, Bridges, Wharfs, and Breakwaters
Floating Container Terminal,
Valdez, Alaska
Floating Navy Pier
Hood Canal Floating Bridge, Washington
Floating Offshore Drilling Platforms, FPSOs, and Ocean Energy Convertors
Glomar Beaufort Sea Concrete Island Drilling Structure (SIDS)
Floating LNG Processing and Storage Platform (Courtesy Mustang Engineering)
Arco Floating LPG Terminal, Java Sea
Floating Offshore “Real Estate”
Floating Open Ocean Stabilized Live Fire Platform (Courtesy PCCI)
Mobile Offshore Base (Courtesy Aker)
Portunus Floating Security Port (Courtesy LLNL)
Mega-Float Test Runway in Tokyo (Courtesy TRAM)
Cost per Square Foot Area
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, based on an analysis of CoStar Group data, April 2008.
New York City Land Prices VLFSs
Cost Factors- Design Sea State- Platform Size- Payload/Freeboard
Protected Harbor
Benign Water Rough Sea $-
$250
$500
$750
$1,000
$1,250
$1,500
The Roadblocks
Technical Risk
High Capital Investment
Long-term Investment
Environmental Impact
Political Impact
Economical Impact
Human Perception
Technology Deployment
Project Opportunity
Business Case
Risk Analysis
Technology Qualification
Stakeholder Management
“New” Technology
Applied Technology
Risk Identification:• Safety risks• Operational risks• Schedule risks• Cost risks• Human Perception
Technology Qualification
Risk MitigationP
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Illustration of Qualification Process (DNV)
Definition of “Novelty”
Refined Analysis
Specification of Procedures
Qualification Testing
Prototyping
Thank you!
Markus Wernli, PhD, P.E.
BergerABAM Inc.1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200Seattle, WA 98101-2677(206)[email protected]
