Rf. Randall, THE TRIDENT EXPLOSIVES HANDLING JETTY, ROYAL NAVAL ARMAMENTS DEPOT, COULPORT - CONSTRUCTION, TOW AND COMMISSIONING, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings, 110(2), 1995, pp. 136-148
With a displacement of about 85 000 t, the explosives handling jetty a
t RNAD, Coulport, is one of the world's largest floating concrete stru
ctures. It was built in the dry dock at Hunterston on the Firth of Cly
de by conventional reinforced concrete techniques. The Paper describes
some of the special measures that are necessary for a boating structu
re, and the particular considerations for the prestressing, the supers
tructure and the installation of the major plant items. The preparatio
n and execution of the 20 mile tow from Hunterston to Coulport are des
cribed, as well as the final commissioning before handover to the Mini
stry of Defence (Navy). The first paper prepared by the design lead co
nsultants, Rendel Palmer and Tritton, describes the design development
from concept to construction contract award.