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* [[Aluminium]]
 
* [[Aluminium]]
 
* [[Steel]]
 
* [[Steel]]
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* [[Geopolymer]]
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* [[Composites]]
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* [[Polymers]]
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* [[Basalt]]
  
 
== Buoyancy ==
 
== Buoyancy ==
 
* [[Recycled Plastic Bottles]]
 
* [[Recycled Plastic Bottles]]
 
* [[Foam]]
 
* [[Foam]]
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* [[Water]]
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* [[Ice]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAgel SEAgel]
  
 
== Ballast ==
 
== Ballast ==
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* Concrete
 
* Concrete
 
* Earth
 
* Earth
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* Sand
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* Water
  
Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a physical standpoint, but are expensive.  Concrete and earth are much cheaper.  The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.
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Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a density  standpoint, but are expensive.  Concrete and earth are much cheaper.  The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.
  
 
== Flooring ==
 
== Flooring ==
 
* [http://www.bellcomb.com/applications/flooring.asp 20kg/m2 flooring]
 
* [http://www.bellcomb.com/applications/flooring.asp 20kg/m2 flooring]
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Revision as of 16:07, 11 August 2017

Structure

Buoyancy

Ballast

Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a density standpoint, but are expensive. Concrete and earth are much cheaper. The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.

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