Difference between revisions of "Structure requirements"

From Seasteading
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 34: Line 34:
 
6) Scalable to community level
 
6) Scalable to community level
  
 +
==Reference Documents==
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/offshore/193_portacmod/Portable_Accommodation_Modules_Guide_e-July16.pdf ABS Portable Accommodation Modules]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/other/163_crewhabitabilityonworkboats/HAB_Workboat_Guide_e.pdf Guide for Crew Habitability on Workboats]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/other/102_crewhabitabilityonships/HAB_Ship_Guide_e.pdf Guide for Crew Habitability on Ships]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/offshore/105_crewhabitabilityoffshoreinstallations/HAB_Offshore_Guide_e.pdf CREW HABITABILITY ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/offshore/190_crewhab_modu/HAB_MODU_Guide_e.pdf Guide for Crew Habitability on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/other/103_passengercomfortonships/COMF_Guide_e-Jan15.pdf Guide for Passenger Comfort on Ships]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/other/162_comfortyachtcomfy/COMF-Y_Guide_eSept14.pdf Guide for Comfort on Yachts]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/other/guide_habitability_industrial_personnel_accommodation_vessels/HAB_ACCOM_Guide_e-Jan17.pdf Guide for Habitability of Industrial Personnel on Accommodation Vessels]
 +
* [https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/special_service/48_accommbarges/Accommodation_Barge_Guide_e-Nov16.pdf GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING ACCOMMODATION BARGES]
 
{{Structure Designs}}
 
{{Structure Designs}}

Revision as of 23:16, 10 July 2017

High-level requirements for the structure

1) Reasonably safe in the deep ocean environment

2) Stable enough to live and work on

  • The above two points can be better summed up as meeting or exceeding standards for off-shore accommodations established by the American Bureau of Ships or another classification society

3) Affordable price/living-area ratio

4) Accessible by support vessels for people and supplies

5) Graceful failure modes

6) Long lifespan

7) Modularity


Other goals for structure

1) Room for solar or wind systems for energy independence

2) Space for farming

3) Minimize structure motion due to waves

4) Movable, not just floating

5) Minimum sized structure small enough for one family

6) Scalable to community level

Reference Documents

Structure Designs
Structure requirements · PintStead · Spar · Semi-submersible · Submersible · Boats · Collaborative Design · Space Frame · Low Cost Seastead · Conex dumbbell · Docks ·
Materials
Materials · Thin Shell Ferrocement · Concrete · Geopolymer · Basalt
Engineering Data
Low Cost Wave Tank · Scale models · Wind Loads · Seasteading Software
Stability & Propulsion
Stability · Propulsion · Station Keeping · Gyroscopes · Stabilizers · Pneumatically Stabilized Platforms · Connections