Method and apparatus for grouting an offshore structure
US4077224A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D5/62
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Inflatable seal means are provided on the jacket or sleeve of a supporting leg of an offshore structure to seal off therebetween and a piling which the jacket surrounds. The seal means is expanded inwardly to sealingly engage the piling and water is then expelled from the space between the jacket and the piling and grouting material is introduced into the space. Pressure is maintained on the grouting material in the space until it takes a permanent set.
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