Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof – In or on frozen media
Patent
1993-08-20
1995-01-24
Corbin, David H.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
In or on frozen media
405224, E02B 1702
Patent
active
053837487
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an improved structure for standing offshore, particularly in arctic environments, and a method for installing this structure. The structure comprises a shield portion which rests on a seabed and primarily resists environmental loads, such as from ice, and a separate support portion which comprises a plurality of piles driven into the seabed to support a deck payload. The method for installing the structure comprises moving a shield portion of the structure to its intended location with piles pre-installed therein, setting the structure on the seabed, driving the piles into the seabed, and then severing any connection between the piles and the shield portion.
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Corbin David H.
Kvaerner Earl and Wright (a division of Kvaerner H&G Offshore Lt
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