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20. Continued 



development are given by which reasonable improvements can be made in the near term to 

 provide greater assurances of long-term safe and reliable operation of the OTEC systems and 

 to provide lower cost structures. 



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Civil Engineering Laboratory 



CONCRETE FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION 

 STRUCTURES (Final), by H. H. Haynes and R. D. Rail 

 TN-1448 47 p. illus August 1976 Unclassified 



1. Concrete structures 2. Underwater ocean thermal energy 1.44-017 



The purpose of this study was to assess the state of the art of concrete technology and 

 construction practices as they are related to the construction of massive floating structures to 

 house ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems. The relevant capabilities and limitations 

 of available concrete technology and construction practices are described and deficient areas are 

 identified. Recommendations for research and development are given by which reasonable 

 improvements can be made in the near term to provide greater assurances of long-term safe and 

 reliable operation of the OTEC systems and to provide lower cost structures. 



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