1976-09-09
1978-05-09
Taylor, Dennis L.
61 95, E02D 2100
Patent
active
040879836
ABSTRACT:
An offshore platform support structure having a column structure including at least two sections, each section being joined to a vertically adjacent section by a plurality of circumferentially arranged joints defining a plurality of hinge axes lying in a plane substantially normal to the vertical axis of the column structure, to permit yielding tilting about any one of the hinge axes in response to excessive lateral forces exerted against the column structure.
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Lackey Harrington A.
Taylor Dennis L.
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