Universal, environmentally safe, modular caisson systems and caisson mudules for use therewith
OwnerNigel Chatteyinventor
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Abstract
A modular caisson installation demountably installed at a preselected water site. The modular caisson installation includes a plurality of caissons having tops and bottoms and being individually demountably installed in a predetermined configuration at a preselected water site with the caisson bottoms removably seated on a bed at the preselected water site. The caissons being constructed of one or more floatable sections each being fluid trimmable and fluid ballastable and having means for trimming and ballasting the section with fluid to effect controlled lowering and positioning thereof during formation of the installation and controlled raising and removal thereof by floatation to enable demounting of the installation.
Claims63
A modular caisson installation demountably installed at a preselected water site, the modular caisson installation comprising:
- a plurality of caissons having tops and bottoms and being individually demountably installed in a predetermined configuration at a preselected water site with the caisson bottoms removably seated on a bed at the preselected water site, the caissons being constructed of one or more floatable sections each being fluid trimmable and fluid ballastable and having means for trimming and ballasting the section with fluid to effect controlled lowering and positioning thereof during formation of the installation and controlled raising and removal thereof by floatation to enable demounting of the installation.
A modular caisson system demountably installed at a preselected water site, the modular caisson system comprising:
- a plurality of caissons having tops and bottoms and being installed one-by-one in a predetermined configuration at a preselected water site with the caisson bottoms removably seated on a bed at the preselected site;
- each caisson being constructed of one or more floatable sections each having a hollow interior portion and sufficient buoyancy to be rendered floatable in water to enable at least partial construction thereof onshore and towing thereof to the preselected site;
- and each floatable section being fluid trimmable and fluid ballastable independently of the other floatable sections and having means for trimming and ballasting the section with fluid to effect controlled lowering and positioning thereof during installation of the caisson system and controlled raising and removal thereof by floatation to enable demounting of the caisson system.
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