Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof – With anchoring of structure to marine floor
Patent
1986-11-10
1988-01-26
Stodola, Nancy J.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
With anchoring of structure to marine floor
405195, 405224, E02B 1702
Patent
active
047214171
ABSTRACT:
A compliant offshore structure in which stabilization against excessive sway is provided by a resilient pile assemblies. A series of drive piles extend into the ocean floor beneath the base of the structure. Drive piles extend upward to a position proximate a pile attachment location on the structure a spaced distance above the ocean floor. The upper end of each drive pile is secured to the structure at the pile attachment location by a resilient coupling. The resilient coupling permits the structure to move upward and downward a slight distance relative to the substantially rigid drive pile. This accommodates sway of the structure. The resilient coupling biases the structure back to a vertical orientation in response to sway of the structure. In a preferred embodiment the pile attachment location is situated proximate the base of the offshore structure.
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Burns Jerome Q.
Gunderson Richard H.
Lunde Peter A.
Piazza Michael P.
Exxon Production Research Company
Phillips Richard F.
Stodola Nancy J.
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