METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING SUBMERGED STRUCTURES

摘要

A system and associated method is provided for supporting a submerged structure on an underwater floor. The system incorporates an inflatable container, a submergible supply of a settable composition and a submergible transfer system operable to transfer the settable composition from the supply to the container. The system is arranged so that the supply is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure in the order of that acting on the inflatable container.

主权项

1. A method for supporting a submerged structure on an underwater floor comprising:
disposing an inflatable container to lie between a submerged structure and an underwater floor; enabling transmission of ambient hydrostatic pressure to a submerged supply of a settable composition so that the settable composition is subjected to hydrostatic pressure in the order of, or substantially the same as, hydrostatic pressure acting on the inflatable container; and inflating the inflatable container with settable composition from the submerged supply of the settable composition.