Method and system for increasing the load capacity of fixed points of mooring systems by thermal weighting of foundation grounds

Abstract

The present invention is applied in the area of offshore mooring systems and methods and, more specifically, relates to a system for increasing the load capacity of fixed points of mooring systems comprising: a chain connected to a pile and a connector; the pile comprising: —a lower portion internally containing ballast material; and —an upper portion filled with reagents containing a chemical reagent of composition A in a first compartment and a chemical reagent of composition B in a second compartment; wherein the compartment containing chemical reagent A and the compartment containing chemical reagent B are separated by a rupture diaphragm that autonomously and automatically ruptures when the pile is driven into seabed, generating products C and D and releasing energy in the form of heat due to the exothermic reaction between reagents A and B, without the generation of flame, thereby increasing the load capacity of the mooring systems by artificially increasing the undrained shear resistance of the foundation ground carried out through thermal weighting of foundation grounds.

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