Minimal tension leg tripod

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1994-12-23

1996-04-16

Novosad, Stephen J.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

Tension leg platform

405203, 405224, E02B 1700, B63B 3544

Patent

active

055075983

ABSTRACT:
A tension leg tripod is disclosed for supporting surface facilities on a deck for conducting hydrocarbon recovery operations in deepwater location applications. The tension leg tripod has an elongated, buoyant central vertical column or caisson with three outrigger pontoons. Three tendons are grouped in tendon cluster arrays, each being connected on one end to the outrigger pontoons at a location which is spaced apart from the vertical. The other end of the tendons are anchored to the ocean floor.

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