Battered column tension leg platform
US8087849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2039/067
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tension leg platform includes a deck supported on the upper ends of three or more columns interconnected at the lower ends thereof by horizontally disposed connecting members. The columns are battered inwardly and upwardly from the platform base to the deck. Tendons connected at the columns anchor the platform to the seabed. The footprints of the base of the battered columns and the tendons are larger than the footprint of the deck supported on the upper ends of the columns.
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