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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1981
Sherman B Wetmore, Westminster, CA (US);
Global Marine, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A concrete offshore structure located in a body of water of selected depth and extending from a bed defining the bottom of the water body to above the water surface comprises at least two similar prefabricated concrete modular subassemblies interconnected in a vertical arrangement in such manner to define a horizontal interface between each such pair of subassemblies. vertically disposed shear resistant pin means between the subassemblies and cement at the interface secure them together. A method for deploying such a structure includes towing the subassemblies offshore, mating them, and towing the assembled structure to the selected offshore installation site.