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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Innogy SE, Essen, DE;
Karlheinz Daum, Maxdorf, DE;
Daniel Bartminn, Elmshorn, DE;
Claus Linnemann, Essen, DE;
Colin Billington, Maidenhead, GB;
INNOGY SE, Essen, DE;
Abstract
An offshore structure having a foundation structure, wherein the foundation structure has at least a first and a second profile, the first profile is designed as a pile and the second profile is designed as a pile sleeve, the second profile encloses the first profile over a penetration length, wherein an interspace is formed between the first and the second profile, the interspace has a casting compound filling over the total penetration length, shear elements are provided on the first and/or the second profile, the shear elements extend into the interspace and effect an axial load dissipation into the casting compound filling, the shear elements are provided only over a first partial length of the penetration length, the first partial length is between 65 and 90% of the total penetration length and a second partial length is free of shear elements, wherein the second partial length forms the upper length of the penetration length in the installed position.