The construction challenges
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The article illustrates the formidable challenges faced by the South Pole Redevelopment Project in Antarctica. The project is geared toward replacing the existing facility with an elevated structure equipped with electronic systems, remote facilities, a communication center, and an improved infrastructure for a new power plant.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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The rationale for above-surface facilities
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This article discusses the innovative ideas deployed in the design, construction, and maintenance of research stations by the international community in Antartica. The construction calls for "elelvated" stations at an height of 3 to 5 meter above the snow surface with built in capacity to raise them above the snow cover.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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The SPRP project: an overview
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This article discusses the redevelopment plan designed for replacing the below-surface Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station with an above-surface structure in South Pole, Antartica. An analysis of the challenges and formidable environmental conditions is examined in relation to the South Pole Redevelopment Project.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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