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Karl TuplinBritish Antarctic Survey
Halley VI Project Manager
Halley VI: An Antarctic Research Station
Resilience – the ability to recover quickly from or adjust easily to misfortune, change or disturbance.
“…. the profession of a civil engineer being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man …..” Extract from the ICE Charter
Antarctic construction challenges – temperatures, ice, wind, snow accumulation, logistics
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H a l l e y V ( M a y 1 1 t h 2 0 0 3 )
H a l l e y V I
1 9 5 8 i c e f r o n t p o s i t i o nN 9 / F i r s t C h a s m f a u l t l i n eU p s t r e a m l i m i t1 9 6 7 - 1 9 7 1 r i f t l i n e
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History of Halley Three Generations of Halley Station
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H a l l e y V ( M a y 1 1 t h 2 0 0 3 )
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1 9 5 8 i c e f r o n t p o s i t i o nN 9 / F i r s t C h a s m f a u l t l i n eU p s t r e a m l i m i t1 9 6 7 - 1 9 7 1 r i f t l i n e
( B a c k g r o u n d : R a d a r s a t i m a g e 1 1 t h M a y 2 0 0 3 )
Sea Ice - 2003Sea Ice - 1999
• All cargo to be input during the first construction season• Dramatic increase in quantity of cargo
relocationTesting
Construction Stages
Steel Frames transported on the ship and towed over the sea ice as a whole. (9 ½tonnes)
Construction Stage 1: Temporary Skis Removed
Construction Stage 2: Hydraulic Legs & Permanent Skis Attached.
Construction Stage 3: M&E Cassettes Installed & Floors Installed
Construction Stage 5: Room Pods Placed
Construction Stage 6: Steel Superstructure Added
Construction Stage 7: Cladding Installed
Corridor Floor Installed
M&E Services in the Ceiling Void Installed & all Services connected up
Ceiling Panels Installed
Completed Module towed round to Halley VI Site for the Winter
Fabrication
Relocation: an Antarctic tradition
Central (social) module