摘要 |
Suction pile installation method comprising the steps of - lowering a suction pile to the sea bed, while keeping a top end substantially closed - providing openings in the suction pile near a lower end, the interior of the suction pile being in open fluid communication with the exterior via the openings, - dropping the pile onto the sea bed, while allowing air to escape from the pile via said openings, and - allowing the suction pile to penetrate into the sea bed driven substantially by its weight over such a distance that the openings become closed from the exterior, and - pumping air from the suction pile for driving the pile further into the sea bed. |