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Karl Tuplin British Antarctic Survey Halley VI Project Manager Halley VI: An Antarctic Research Station
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Resilience – the ability to recover quickly from or adjust easily to misfortune, change or disturbance. “…. the profession of a civil engineer being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man …..” Extract from the ICE Charter Antarctic construction challenges – temperatures, ice, wind, snow accumulation, logistics
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History of Halley Three Generations of Halley Station
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Sea Ice - 2003Sea Ice - 1999
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All cargo to be input during the first construction season Dramatic increase in quantity of cargo
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relocation Testing
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Construction Stages
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Steel Frames transported on the ship and towed over the sea ice as a whole. (9 ½tonnes)
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Construction Stage 1: Temporary Skis Removed
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Construction Stage 2: Hydraulic Legs & Permanent Skis Attached.
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Construction Stage 3: M&E Cassettes Installed & Floors Installed
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Construction Stage 5: Room Pods Placed
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Construction Stage 6: Steel Superstructure Added
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Construction Stage 7: Cladding Installed
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Corridor Floor Installed
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M&E Services in the Ceiling Void Installed & all Services connected up
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Ceiling Panels Installed Completed Module towed round to Halley VI Site for the Winter
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Fabrication
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Relocation: an Antarctic tradition
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Central (social) module
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