| 摘要 |
A floating (buoyant) platform (10) includes multiple flotation block elements (12) arranged in a general grid pattern, and a structural body (14) supported buoyantly by the floatation elements. An assemblage of floating platforms are joined by one or more connector elements (40, 41), each having a cylindrical body (44) extending across a control joint (46) between opposed sidewall surfaces (24, 24') of adjacent floating platforms (10). The cylindrical body has a first portion (48) received within a first cylindrical disc assembly (62) secured by a first clamp element (54) and fixedly attached to a first of the opposed sidewall surfaces. The cylindrical body also has an opposite, second end portion received within a second cylindrical disc assembly secured by a second clamp element and fixedly attached to a second of the opposed sidewall surfaces, opposite to the first of the opposed sidewall surfaces. The cylindrical body may be a flexible, or the cylindrical body may be relatively stiff or rigid. |
