摘要 |
<p>Method for preparing an elongated object (22) having a relatively high bending stiffness, such as an elongated tube or cable, before storing and/or transporting said object, wherein a) the elongated object is provided with sufficient buoyancy capacity to enable the object to float on a liquid (14) with a predetermined specific gravity and that b) the elongated object (22), while floating on the liquid and carried thereby, is spirally wound into a flat monolayer spiral (36), the inner radius of which is preferably in the order of the diameter of the elongated body divided by the yield point (ratio) or larger of the most fracture critical material in the elongated object.</p> |