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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1982
Ingenior Thor Furuholmen A/S, Oslo, NO;
A/S Hoyer-Ellefsen, Oslo, NO;
Ingenior F. Selmer A/S, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
An offshore platform structure, particularly intended to be installed in waters where drifting iceberg frequently appear, the platform structure being intended to be founded in a sea bed and comprises a substructure, a superstructure rigidly affixed to the substructure and extending vertically up above the sea level supporting a deck superstructure at its upper end. The horizontal cross-sectional area of the substructure is substantially greater than that of the superstructure. The substructure rigidly supports a fender structure, the fender structure comprising an outer peripherally arranged wall and an inner cylindrical wall the inner and outer wall being rigidly interconnected by means of a plurality of vertical and/or horizontal partition walls, dividing the fender structure into a plurality of cells or compartments. The fender structure is arranged in spaced relation with respect to the superstructure.