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AssigneeEntreprise d'Equipements Mecaniques et Hydrauliques E.M.H.
InventorsRene Loire, Daniel Guillaume
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The invention relates to means of protection against the shocks of ships coming alongside, particularly for platforms of the off-shore type. Particularly in said platforms, where the height h of the deck above the level of the water is fairly large, the piles must be protected against the impact of ships or other obstacles which are drifting. For this purpose, according to the invention, are provided, mounted on the deck, or brackets integral therewith, protection means having possibilities of deformation and extending from the deck to the level of the water. Different embodiments of these protection means are indicated in the application. A net is provided for the impact of obstacles normally arriving on the corresponding side of the platform. Application: oil-rig platforms.
A shock-absorbing system for protecting against impacts of obstacles such as ships and the like, structures such as platforms of the off-shore type wherein a deck is mounted at a predetermined height above the level of the sea on a support structure constituted by piles or the like, said system comprising deformable shock-absorbing elements suspended from the deck between the deck and a level at least substantially equal to a predetermined level of the sea, on the outside of the support piles and at a suitable distance therefrom, said shock-absorbing elements being arranged to form a row with each element being spaced apart from the others, said row of elements extending along the periphery of said platform, and barrier means, comprising a substantially vertically extending barrier surface, provided between adjacent ones of said elements taken two at a time and comprising a sheet-like element of substantial vertical extent, for preventing an obstacle, such as a ship arriving in a head-on path between said elements, from passing through said row of shock-absorbing elements and coming into contact with said support piles.
A shock-absorbing system for protecting against the impact of obstacles such as ships or the like, units such as piers or platforms of the off-shore type, the decks of which units are mounted at a predetermined height above the water level, said system comprising a support structure;
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