Construction on Antarctica: Dismantling an existing wharf structure
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Koen van Doremaele
(BAM (Delta Marine Consultants), Gouda, The Netherlands)
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Resilient technologies for sustainable infrastructure, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-5 February 2021 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Christchurch 2020 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 753-760 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/christchurch.2021.0753 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Rothera is the main mooring location in Antarctica for research vessels of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The existing wharf had reached the limit of its design life. To provide mooring of the new UK polar research ship, the RRSSir David Attenborough, a larger wharf structure was designed that required removal of the existing structure. This paper describes the engineering and technical challenges on providing a safe and stable structure during dismantling as well as the effects of icebergs, low temperatures and wildlife around this Antarctic research station. |
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| Keywords: |
quay wall dismantling Antarctica wharf environmental challenges polar climate
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