Numéro : 2286 - Year : 1996
Concept of floating Ro-Ro terminals
J.-M. SEVIN, PORT AUTONOME DE NANTES ST NAZAIRE
J.-P. JAUNET, TECNITAS
P. LEMESLE, CAREHNA
P. MARECHAL
The second Ro-Ro termina1 at Montoir de Bretagnc (44 FRANCE) will be in service by the end of the first 1996 quarter. This large scope facility is based upon an origina1 architecture. It will a11ow to double the reception capacity of Roll-on/Roll-off ships in the Port Autonome de-Nantes Saint-Nazaire.
In opposition to the first terminal, a classical articulated jacked bridge type, the new termina1 is located along Loire estuary .It is a floating structure type, build from a catamaran concept. This prototype was designed, developed and tested by the Companies TECHNITAS, NORMANDIE INGENIERIE and CAREHNA on CONSIRUCTION MECANIQUE DE PAIMBOEUF beha1f.
Located a1ong Loire Estuary at 100 m from the bank, this facility is put through geographic conditions which required both numcrica1 and experimental behaviour analysis The tcchnica1 feature of this project required from the design team, research and exactness to imagine such a work which combines adaptability and flexibility qualities.
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