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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Kok Seng Foo, Singapore, SG;
Chin Kau Quah, Singapore, SG;
Okky Ahmad Purwana, Singapore, ID;
Mark Jason Cassidy, Shenton Park, AU;
Christophe Rene Henri Gaudin, Nedllands, AU;
Kok Seng Foo, Singapore, SG;
Chin Kau Quah, Singapore, SG;
Okky Ahmad Purwana, Singapore, ID;
Mark Jason Cassidy, Shenton Park, AU;
Christophe Rene Henri Gaudin, Nedllands, AU;
Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
University of Western Australia, Crawley, AU;
Abstract
The present invention describes an offshore foundation system () that is operable for preloading after self-weight installation on a seabed without relying on additional or external ballasts. The foundation system () is also operable for extraction by reversing the process of preload operation. In one embodiment, the foundation system () comprises a reaction base () and suction compartment (). In another, the foundation system () comprises a plurality of units of reaction base () and suction compartments (), with the units being connected by bridging structures (). In yet another, the foundation system comprises a reaction base () and a plurality of suction compartments (). A closed-top of the suction compartment () projects above the reaction base () so that, in use, there is a gap h between a top of a soil plug inside a suction compartment () and its closed-top.