Title:
661,380 Ton Precast Structure
Towed Out to Sea: The Ninian Central Platform
Author(s):
G. Borrmann, F. Sedillot, and I. McLeod
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
1
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
51-58
Keywords:
air-entrained concrete; cast-in-place con-nections;
formwork (construction); high-early-strength
cements; plasticizers; precast concrete; prestressed
concrete; reinforcing steels; slipform construction;
structural design.
DOI:
Date:
5/1/1979
Abstract:
A description of the construction program, design criteria, and method of erecting the Ninian Central Platform, a 512 ft high, precast and slipformed con-crete oil drilling platform weighing over 600,000 tons.