Releasable connection

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1979-08-16

1981-09-01

Corbin, David H.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

With anchoring of structure to marine floor

29460, 114230, 285 41, 405251, E02B 1700, F16L 5300

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042868980

ABSTRACT:
A releasable connection comprising a first member removably inserted in a second member with space between adjacent opposing surfaces of the members; a solid mass of a material, in the space between the members, which firmly joins the members together; said solid material having substantial compressive, tensile and shear strength, and being convertible by heat at a sufficiently high temperature to a physical state in which it has much lower compressive, tensile and shear strength; and, apparatus associated with at least one of the members for supplying heat to the material.
The material, for example, may be ice, a low melting metal or a polymeric material.
The releasable connection can be used onshore or offshore. It can be used to releasably secure an offshore structure to a seafloor, such as in the artic, using ice as the material.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2992017 (1961-07-01), Dritz
patent: 3705734 (1972-12-01), Rajakovics
patent: 3748863 (1973-07-01), Pogonowski et al.
patent: 3990253 (1976-11-01), Lea et al.

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