Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater tent...

[Warren Greenway <opensourcesub@yahoo.com>]

Yeah, I was thinking of something similar...But here's
the catch. Make your panels out of the fiber
reinforced
recycled tire material and use belting and adhesive
to hold the pieces together. I like the concrete
approach, but I wonder how you would assemble it?
Would you pour the sections on a barge and lower them
into place over a temporary structure? I have wondered
about building on the bottom, but it seems that the
uncertain and silty nature of the bottom would make
it more desirable to float on a tether...Hmmm. 

Warren.

--- Brian Cox <ojaibees@ojai.net> wrote:
> What I have thought of before was a geodesic dome
> where all of the tiangles are made of reeforced
> concrete (concrete is my life !) .The dome could be
> assembled on land first and then taken apart and
> reasembled under water, the triangles would
> interlock and then assembled underwater and membrain
> would be fitted to the inside of the dome so no air
> would escape through cracks.  The wieght of the
> cement triangles would keep the dome on the floor of
> the ocean.
> 
> Brian
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Warren Greenway" <opensourcesub@yahoo.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater tent...
> 
> 
> > Well, that's the type of application I was
> thinking
> > of.
> > Marine research, salvage, general diver support,
> etc.
> > I am thinking in the 20'-30' range for this. Time?
> > Well...From hours to semi-permanent. One thing
> that
> > I want to try some day is a completely closed-loop
> 
> > hydroponics experiment. One of these tents could
> make
> > that possible for a reasonable cost.
> > 
> > Warren.
> >  
> > --- NeophyteSG@aol.com wrote:
> > > Warren,
> > > 
> > > What do you see yourself using it for?  All of
> the
> > > times that I've seen a 
> > > similar apparatus used has been by marine
> biology
> > > researchers doing fish counts 
> > > and similar bottom studies.  What depth are you
> > > planning on using the tent at?  
> > > How big?  How long do you expect/plan/want to
> > > inhabit it?
> > > 
> > > Warm Regards
> > > Shawn
> > > 
> > > *****
> > > 
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> > > Love not what thou art, but only what thou may
> > > become.
> > > Do not pursue pleasure, for thou may have the
> > > misfortune to overtake it...
> > > Live in the vision of that one for whom great
> deeds
> > > are done ..." 
> > > 
> > > Man of LaMancha, D. Wasserman
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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