| 摘要 |
THE INVENTION RELATES TO A METHOD AND TO A DEVICE (14) FOR MEASURING THE MOVEMENT OF A SUBSEA PIPELINE (12). THE SAID MEASURING DEVICE (14) COMPRISES AN ACCOMMODATING MOUNT (18) ANCHORED IN THE SAID SEA BED (10) TO ACCEPT THE SAID SUBSEA PIPELINE, THE SAID SUBSEA PIPELINE (12) BEING LIABLE TO BE MADE TO MOVE OVER A DETERMINED TRAVEL WITH RESPECT TO THE SAID ACCOMMODATING SUPPORT AS IT DEFORMS, THE SAID MOVEMENT HAVING AN AMPLITUDE THAT VARIES ACCORDING TO THE DEFORMATION OF THE SAID SUBSEA PIPELINE; ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, THE DEVICE FURTHER COMPRISES A COLLECTION (26) OF FRANGIBLE ELEMENTS (28) SECURED TO ONE OF EITHER THE SAID DEFORMABLE SUBSEA PIPELINE (12) AND THE SAID ACCOMMODATING MOUNT (18); AND THE SAID FRANGIBLE ELEMENTS (28) ARE INTENDED TO BE BROKEN IN SUCCESSION BY THE OTHER OF EITHER THE SAID DEFORMABLE SUBSEA PIPELINE (12) AND THE SAID ACCOMMODATING MOUNT (18) WHEN THE SAID PIPELINE (12) IS CAUSED TO MOVE. (FIGURE 1A) |
