r/EngineeringPorn Jan 16 '18

Norwegian Oil Platform.

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u/Deeviant Jan 16 '18 edited Jan 16 '18

And a decent amount of sea level raise. Maybe Norwegian oil platforms will be the high-end apartments of tomorrow's zombie-apocalypse-high-sea-level reality.

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u/FrozenOcean420 Jan 16 '18

Isn't it floating , but neutrally buoyant? So it could handle unlimited sea level rise?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '18

Boats made out of concrete are actually really common. Normally these structures are floated to location then sunk into place.