Concrete Gravity Structure

Concrete Gravity Structure Base
West Tuna Oil and Gas Production Platform
Structural Designer: Kinhill-Doris Joint Venture
Analysis of this 104,000 tonne reinforced concrete structure was performed repeatedly during construction to evaluate the effects of ballast placement. The structure model was created with Microstran graphical input.
No. nodes = 12,533
No. members = 24,192

Photograph: Hank van Stuivenberg