Ballastable concrete base for an offshore platform
US4653959A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2001/1993
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A ballastable concrete base for an offshore platform is essentially constituted by a volume formed by a three-dimensional lattice of concrete bars interconnected at concrete nodes. Some of the nodes are interconnected by prestress cables passing outside the bars and optionally past intermediate nodes. The cables three-dimensionally prestress the lattice as a whole, and the base further includes means for making watertight the side and the bottom of the lattice.
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