Pile for anchoring floating structures and process for installin

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1997-08-27

2000-08-22

Lillis, Eileen Dunn

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

With anchoring of structure to marine floor

405244, 114294, 114295, 114311, E02D 554, E02D 574, B63B 2124

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061061999

ABSTRACT:
A pile for anchoring a floating structure in deep water includes an elongated body provided with a tapered pointed tip at the lower end thereof and a closure disc at the upper end thereof. A plurality of radially and axially extending fins are secured to the pile adjacent the upper end thereof. The elongated body of the pile is filled with material having a high specific gravity distributed in such a manner that the center of gravity of the pile is located well below its center of buoyancy. The process for installing the pile uses the potential energy generated by the free fall of the pile from a vessel in order to ensure that the pile penetrates the ocean floor.

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