Stressed caisson retained island
AssigneeExxon Production Research Company
InventorsJohn C. Bruce, John F. Davies, Jacobus J. A. DE Jong, Kalju Pullerits, Richard H. B. Sangster
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Abstract
Apparatus for constructing an island in a body of water including a plurality of caissons and means for connecting the caissons in an end-to-end configuration to form a ring. Once the caissons have been connected together to form a ring and ballasted to set the caissons upon the bottom of the body of water, sufficient fill material is placed inside the ring of caissons to construct an island in the body of water.
Claims9
Apparatus for constructing an island in a body of water comprising:
- a plurality of caissons adapted to be set upon the bottom of the body of water;
- and
- flexible means for connecting the caissons together to form a ring of connected caissons which is capable of containing an amount of fill material sufficient to construct an island in the body of water, said connecting means being sufficiently flexible so as to permit relative movement between said plurality of caissons in any direction and having controlled flexibility.
Apparatus for constructing an island in a body of water comprising:
- a plurality of caissons adapted to be set upon the bottom of the body of water;
- and
- flexible means for connecting the caissons together to form a ring of connected caissons which is capable of containing an amount of fill material sufficient to construct an island in the body of water, said connecting means being sufficiently flexible so as to permit relative movement between said plurality of caissons in any direction, said connecting means comprising (a) cable means extending circumferentially around the caisson ring within each caisson, said cable means comprising a cable extending longitudinally within each said caisson and means for connecting the ends of the cables of adjacent caissons;
- and (b) means for tensioning said cable means.
An island constructed in a body of water comprising:
- a plurality of caissons set upon the bottom of the body of water and having a height such that the caissons extend upward from the body of water at least to the surface of the body of water;
- means for connecting the caissons in an end-to-end configuration to form a ring of connected caissons, said connecting means being flexible so as to permit relative movement between said plurality of caissons in any direction, said connecting means comprising (a) cable means run circumferentially around the caisson ring within the caissons, said cable means comprising a cable extending longitudinally within each caisson and means for connecting the ends of the cables of adjacent caissons;
- and (b) means for tensioning said cable means;
- and
- fill material placed within the ring of caissons in an amount sufficient to construct an island in the body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.