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    Any Object, Wholly or Partly Immersed in A Fluid, Is Buoyed Up by A Force Equal To The Weight of The Fluid Displaced by The Object."

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    This document discusses very large floating structures (VLFS). It provides examples of VLFS including floating airports, bridges, docks, and power plants. VLFS are generally classified as pontoon or semi-submersible types. They are based on Archimedes' principle and buoyancy. Main components include breakwaters, land, sea bed, access bridges/ships, superstructures, and mooring facilities. Design aspects to consider include loads, buoyancy, waves, currents, winds, and hydroelasticity. VLFS have advantages like fast construction, relocation, cost effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Disadvantages include stability issues in open waters and security risks. The future may include floating cities, hotels,

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    This document discusses very large floating structures (VLFS). It provides examples of VLFS including floating airports, bridges, docks, and power plants. VLFS are generally classified as pontoon or semi-submersible types. They are based on Archimedes' principle and buoyancy. Main components include breakwaters, land, sea bed, access bridges/ships, superstructures, and mooring facilities. Design aspects to consider include loads, buoyancy, waves, currents, winds, and hydroelasticity. VLFS have advantages like fast construction, relocation, cost effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Disadvantages include stability issues in open waters and security risks. The future may include floating cities, hotels,

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    This document discusses very large floating structures (VLFS). It provides examples of VLFS including floating airports, bridges, docks, and power plants. VLFS are generally classified as pontoon or semi-submersible types. They are based on Archimedes' principle and buoyancy. Main components include breakwaters, land, sea bed, access bridges/ships, superstructures, and mooring facilities. Design aspects to consider include loads, buoyancy, waves, currents, winds, and hydroelasticity. VLFS have advantages like fast construction, relocation, cost effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Disadvantages include stability issues in open waters and security risks. The future may include floating cities, hotels,

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    Any object, wholly or partly immersed in a fluid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the

    object.
    Archimedes Principle

    Submitted By Sashirekha Jena Department Of Civil Engineering 8th semester, Hi-tech institute of technology Regd. no.0901300059

    Introduction to VLFS
    Whats VLFS?
    Very Large Floating Structures, constructed to create Floating Airports Bridges Piers, Docks, Storages Wind/Solar power plants Industrial space Entertainment facilities Recreational parks Space vehicle launching Habitations (Futuristic)

    Floating Airport prototype, The mega float, Tokyo Bay, Japan

    Floating Nuclear power plant, Russia

    General Classifications
    Pontoon Type
    Simple flat boxed High stability Easy maintenance & repair Low cost More reflexive than semi submersible Generally suitable for buildings

    Floating pontoon dock, China

    Semi Submersible Type

    Basic Concepts
    Based on Archimedes
    principle

    Archimedes Principle and buoyancy.

    Geometrical assumptions
    Small amplitude Finite, infinite & shallow water depth cases Fluid split into 2 regionsopen water & plate region Incident of surface water on floating flexible plate

    Main Components

    Breakwater- A barrier that protects a shore from the full impact of waves. LandThe solid ground of the earth. Sea BedThe floor of the sea or the ocean. Access Bridge/Ships- Entering/exiting medium SuperstructurePart of a structure above the foundation Mega-floatGigantic floating structure. Mooring facility- Any device thats fixed in navigable water to which a vessel can be made fast including buoys, chains, ropes, piles etc.

    Analysis of VLFS
    structure should provide a very large surface area. constructed by joining numbers of floating units together. must obey safety & strength requirements, operating conditions,
    etc.

    Steel, concrete (prestressed or reinforced hybrid) or steel-concrete


    composite materials may be used. time.

    floating structures shall be moored at the same site for a long

    Design Aspects
    Design Loads
    Dead load, hydrostatic pressure (including buoyancy), live load, wind load, seismic loads, effects of water current and tidal changes, effects of pressures on mooring systems (dolphins) etc.

    Buoyancy, waves, current & wind Analysis of hydroelasticity. Dimensions, Depth of sea, wave frequency & height, amplitude of incident wave for vertical deflections etc.

    Advantages
    Fast to construct Easily relocated, expanded or

    removed Cost effective when water depth is large Construction is not affected by depth of seabed and wave Position of VLFS is constant with respect to water surfaceHence used for airports, piers etc Protected from seismic shocks ,since energy dissipated by sea Environment friendly Structures overcome soil erosion.

    Disadvantages
    Mat like VLFS only suitable in
    calm water associated with naturally sheltered coastal formation (solution-Use of mooring system) for airport control system (solution-keeping these systems on a shore) Terrorist attacks etc)

    Might not be sufficient stability

    Low security (Bombing,

    Timeline

    Past

    Present

    Future

    Future Aspects
    Building floating cities
    Marine hotels Marine accommodations

    Habitations
    Advanced Oil factories

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