OFFSHORE JACKET HAVING INCREASED BUOYANCY

OFFSHORE JACKET HAVING INCREASED BUOYANCY

An offshore submersible jacket assembly having bouyancy means at the lower portion of the jacket support legs. Relatively short pile sleeves are attached in a cluster to a support leg by shear plates extending generally along the length of the pile sleeves, each sleeve being connected to the leg by...

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Hauptverfasser: BILLINGTON, COLIN J, SHUTTLEWORTH, E. PAUL, HOLLOWELL, JAMES A, HARTELL, WILLIAM D
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
SOIL SHIFTING
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Zusammenfassung:An offshore submersible jacket assembly having bouyancy means at the lower portion of the jacket support legs. Relatively short pile sleeves are attached in a cluster to a support leg by shear plates extending generally along the length of the pile sleeves, each sleeve being connected to the leg by a pair of spaced shear plates. Upper and lower transverse plates seal off the ends of the spaced shear plates, creating airtight compartments.