Oscillating marine platform with a rigid base
US4797034A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B2017/0073
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A platform comprising a deck supported by a tower composed of a rigid fixed structure of the jacket type anchored to the sea floor and of an oscillating structure supported by, and connected to, the fixed structure by flexible piles anchored in the lower part of the fixed structure and arranged on the periphery of the oscillating structure, and by a shear device, the oscillating structure being equipped with a floater. The connection between the fixed and oscillating structures is located in a zone between 30 and 60% of the water depth from the water level.
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