Abstract:
This study outlines analysis about selection of suitable material for offshore technology
farming in general, especially in seaweed farming. This has occurred because in most
cases, floating structures proved to have economical and dependable, operational
advantages and it emerge to be more acceptable from an environmental point of view.
Generally, floating structure is used for the construction of various facilities and
accommodations. Study of properties of components for offshore aquaculture technology
farming involved the properties of material selection that is suitable for floating offshore
structure, and is conducted based on the case study area which is in Setiu, Terengganu.
The materials are two types of rope; manila and polyester, and SHE-20 type of buoy. The
result from the tensile test showed that manila rope has better usage for larger force and
polyester rope can be use within smaller scale of force. The result from water absorption
test showed that the buoy absorbed water with lower percentage, which means it can be
used for longer period. This study is also involved other tasks; for example data gathering,
experimental test, field works, and prototype modeling. The result of the study hopes to
contribute to ocean farming, especially seaweed farming in the future.
