1. Design and Construction Considerations for Very Large Floating Structures (VLFSs)
Markus Wernli, PhD, P.E.
BergerABAM Inc.
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200
Seattle, WA
(206)

2. Floating Piers, Bridges, Wharfs, and Breakwaters
Floating Navy Pier
Hood Canal Floating Bridge, Washington
Floating Container Terminal, Valdez, Alaska

3. 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

4. Floating Offshore Ports, Bases, and Stabilized Live Fire Platforms
Floating Open Ocean Stabilized Live Fire Platform (Courtesy PCCI)

5. Design and Construction Considerations for VLFSs
Modular Design
Standard Modules
Specialized Modules
Modular Construction

6. Design and Construction Considerations for VLFSs
Construction Location:
Construction Onshore at Waterfront/Drydock
Construction Afloat at Outfitting Dock
Construction Afloat in Protected Deep Water Site
Construction Offshore at Deployment Site

7. Cost per Square Foot Area
New York City Land Prices
VLFSs
Cost Factors
Design Sea State
Platform Size
Payload/Freeboard
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, based on an analysis of CoStar Group data, April 2008.

8. Thank you! Markus Wernli, PhD, P.E. BergerABAM Inc.
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200
Seattle, WA
(206)