发明名称 |
COMPLIANT OFFSHORE PLATFORM |
摘要 |
A complaint offshore platform in which the primary restoring force to lateral displacement is established by flex piles driven into the seafloor and fixedly secured to the platform legs a preselected distance above the seafloor. The platform includes a substantially rigid space-frame structure extending from the ocean bottom to a position above the ocean surface. A drilling and production deck is secured atop the space-frame structure. Shear piles extend through the base of the space-frame structure to prevent lateral displacement of the base while permitting the space-frame structure to pivot about its base. As the platform sways about its base in response to environmental forces, the flex piles establish a vertical couple at the location at which they are attached to the space frame structure. This couple resists movement of the platform away from a vertical orientation. In the preferred embodiment, the flex piles are secured to the platform at or near one-half the total height of the space-frame structure. |
申请公布号 |
AU6353386(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.06.11 |
申请号 |
AU19860063533 |
申请日期 |
1986.10.06 |
申请人 |
EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CO. |
发明人 |
MARK ALBERT DANACZKO;LYLE DAVID FINN;MAYNARD SIDNEY GLASSCOCK;MICHAEL PATRICK PIAZZA;KENNETH MICHAEL STEELE;TIMOTHY OTIS WEAVER |
分类号 |
E02B17/00 |
主分类号 |
E02B17/00 |
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