CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



Objective 1 



Background 1 



REQUIREMENTS FOR OTEC STRUCTURES 3 



Scope 3 



System Requirements „ . 3 



Structural Requirements a 4 



STATE OF ART 11 



Floating and Submerged Concrete Structures 11 



Material ...» <, 14 



Design 22 



Construction 25 



Operation 27 



RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 31 



Materials 31 



Design „ 35 



Construction „ o ... 37 



Operation . „ „ 39 



Schedule . . . . „ „ 40 



SUMMARY „ 42 



REFERENCES „ . . . . . . „ 43 



