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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2015.21.6.790

A Case Study of Nitrox Usage in Diving Operation of the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link Immersed Tunnel  

Woo, Dae-Hee (Department of Maritime Management Technology, Ocean Science and Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Kang, Sin-Young (Department of Maritime Management Technology, Ocean Science and Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Lee, Min-Gu (Department of Maritime Management Technology, Ocean Science and Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.21, no.6, 2015 , pp. 790-797 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study tried to evaluate the safety and economical benefit of Nitrox-diving by comparing with Air diving. We used actual diving data which was recorded in construction site of the Busan-Geoje fixed link immersed tunnel in 2010. The study method was to assort and analyze the diving data by divers, depth, breathing air, and diving table. Furthermore, the study examined the possibility of outbreak decompression sickness by comparing Nitrox diving and Air diving in no-decompression limit time, decompression time, working time. As a result, this study confirms that if certain diver breathe Nitrox for diving and oxygen for decompression, not only the risk of decompression sickness could be minimized, but also duration of decompression could be shortened. Moreover, it was estimated that a remarkable difference(more than 3 times) between actual duration of underwater construction period and virtual construction period by using air. As a result, the study confirmed that Nitrox diving is more efficient and economical than Air diving in physically limited and hazardous diving environment.
Keywords
Commercial diving; Nitrox diving; GK Bridge; Immersed tunnel; Diving work;
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