GB2154276B - Ball and socket joint for joining a tower carrying a surface platform to a foundation on the ocean floor - Google Patents

Ball and socket joint for joining a tower carrying a surface platform to a foundation on the ocean floor

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Publication number
GB2154276B
GB2154276B GB08503100A GB8503100A GB2154276B GB 2154276 B GB2154276 B GB 2154276B GB 08503100 A GB08503100 A GB 08503100A GB 8503100 A GB8503100 A GB 8503100A GB 2154276 B GB2154276 B GB 2154276B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
foundation
joining
ball
socket joint
ocean floor
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB08503100A
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GB2154276A (en
GB8503100D0 (en
Inventor
Heinz Gerhard Butt
Michael Vogt
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Bilfinger SE
Original Assignee
Bilfinger und Berger Bau AG
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L27/00—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement
    • F16L27/02—Universal joints, i.e. with mechanical connection allowing angular movement or adjustment of the axes of the parts in any direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
  • Joints Allowing Movement (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Laying Of Electric Cables Or Lines Outside (AREA)
  • Insertion, Bundling And Securing Of Wires For Electric Apparatuses (AREA)
GB08503100A 1984-02-17 1985-02-07 Ball and socket joint for joining a tower carrying a surface platform to a foundation on the ocean floor Expired GB2154276B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19843405716 DE3405716A1 (en) 1984-02-17 1984-02-17 BALL JOINT FOR CONNECTING A TOWER SUPPORTING AN OVERWATER PLATFORM TO A FOUNDATION BASED ON THE SEA FLOOR

Publications (3)

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GB8503100D0 GB8503100D0 (en) 1985-03-13
GB2154276A GB2154276A (en) 1985-09-04
GB2154276B true GB2154276B (en) 1986-11-19

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GB08503100A Expired GB2154276B (en) 1984-02-17 1985-02-07 Ball and socket joint for joining a tower carrying a surface platform to a foundation on the ocean floor

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DE (1) DE3405716A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2154276B (en)
NO (1) NO850602L (en)
SE (1) SE8500734L (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10030266A1 (en) * 2000-06-20 2002-01-03 Schaeffler Waelzlager Ohg Anti-rotation lock for ball joint has each half-joint with rocker consisting of two arms round it on both sides

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2755592C2 (en) * 1977-12-14 1983-02-10 Bilfinger + Berger Bauaktiengesellschaft, 6800 Mannheim Connection between an above water platform or the like and a foundation
DE2918645A1 (en) * 1979-05-09 1980-11-13 Gutehoffnungshuette Sterkrade Offshore platform bending moment counteraction equipment - has tension mechanism and stops inside hemispherical ball-joint shells
DE3116626A1 (en) * 1981-04-27 1982-11-11 M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, 4200 Oberhausen BALL JOINT PROVIDED WITH SLIDING SHOES AT THE LOWER AND ABOVE END OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN AN OVERWATER PLATFORM AND A FOUNDATION ANCHORED TO THE SEA FLOOR, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING THE SLIDING SHOES
DE3132711C1 (en) * 1981-08-19 1982-12-16 M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, 4200 Oberhausen Ankle joint for connecting a movable supply tower of an offshore system to a foundation

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DE3405716A1 (en) 1985-09-05
GB2154276A (en) 1985-09-04
NO850602L (en) 1985-08-19
SE8500734L (en) 1985-08-18
DE3405716C2 (en) 1987-05-21
GB8503100D0 (en) 1985-03-13
SE8500734D0 (en) 1985-02-15

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