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

[Warren Greenway <opensourcesub@yahoo.com>]

That is similar to the proposal by Michael Savage
in his book Millenial Project. So, what I want to know
is this: How large was your electrical conduit 
underwater tent? I'm still very interested in 
collecting data on swell-induced pressure variations
in such a habitat.

Warren.

--- Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com> wrote:
> ...and, if you feel real ambitious or want to add a
> split-level
> to that underwater tent, may I suggest this :
> 
> http://fun.supereva.it/artificialisle/index.html
> 
> 
> Or, perhaps we should all chip in and build a pSubs
> headquarters
> and convention center ?
> 
> :- )  --Steve
> 
> 
> On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:37:53 -0700 (PDT) Warren
> Greenway
> <opensourcesub@yahoo.com> writes:
> > Cool! Thanks! One thing about that link that is
> > interesting is that they are measuring PAR. I told
> the
> > company I was working for that underwater PAR 
> > measurments would become important in the near
> future.
> > They laughed. Hmmm. I designed a PAR instrument
> once
> > before! 
> > 
> > Warren.
> > 
> > --- Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > This isn't exactly a tent for habitation or
> > > saturation diving. But it is
> > > similar to something I built as a 14 year old
> kid
> > > quite by accident.
> > > I'll forgo the story behind it, but I ended up
> > > building a small quonset
> > > style tent using electrical conduit pipe for a
> frame
> > > [ that's all I had
> > > available to me ] the bottom part of the pipe
> frame
> > > packed with sand.
> > > It wasn't elaborate or incorporate any venting,
> but
> > > was great on a
> > > hot summers day and watching blue gill and bass
> [ or
> > > were they
> > > watching me  : )  ]  It was in a pond about 15
> feet
> > > under.
> > > 
> > > --Steve
> > > 
> > >
> >
>
http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/00-361/sharq.html
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:16:18 -0700 (PDT) Warren
> > > Greenway
> > > <opensourcesub@yahoo.com> writes:
> > > > 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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