Method of protecting a pile imbedded in offshore areas having a shifting layer of mud
US3972198A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D5/226
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for protecting a stationary rigid pile extending through a layer of mud susceptible to movement and imbedded in an underlying competent bottom from the forces which the mud can exert against the pile. Fluid is ejected outwardly from the interior of the pile through a plurality of orifices into the mud adjacent to the pile. The ejected fluid increases the fluid content of the adjacent mud and thereby reduces the forces which the mud can exert on the pile.
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