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EP 0310981 B1 19920115 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ERECTION OF AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ERECTION OF AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM

Publication

EP 0310981 B1 19920115 (DE)

Application

EP 88116291 A 19881001

Priority

DE 3733952 A 19871008

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0310981A1] The offshore installation comprises a basin-shaped floating body (1) in which a platform (9) is arranged. The floating body (1) is anchored to the sea bed (2) via pretensioned tension members (5) and can be more or less flooded with water in order to set the pretension in the tension members. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B63B 35/44

IPC 8 full level

B63B 35/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63B 35/44 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0310981 A1 19890412; EP 0310981 B1 19920115; DE 3733952 A1 19890420; DE 3867788 D1 19920227; NO 171836 B 19930201; NO 171836 C 19930512; NO 884412 D0 19881005; NO 884412 L 19890410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88116291 A 19881001; DE 3733952 A 19871008; DE 3867788 T 19881001; NO 884412 A 19881005