GB2486014B - A method and apparatus for removing a subsea concrete protection mattress from the sea floor - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for removing a subsea concrete protection mattress from the sea floor

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GB2486014B
GB2486014B GB201020395A GB201020395A GB2486014B GB 2486014 B GB2486014 B GB 2486014B GB 201020395 A GB201020395 A GB 201020395A GB 201020395 A GB201020395 A GB 201020395A GB 2486014 B GB2486014 B GB 2486014B
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subsea
sea floor
concrete protection
protection mattress
mattress
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Ronald Wraith
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UNDERWATER CUTTING SOLUTIONS Ltd
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UNDERWATER CUTTING SOLUTIONS Ltd
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    • 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
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/123—Devices for the protection of pipes under water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C7/00—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects
    • B63C7/16—Apparatus engaging vessels or objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
    • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
    • E02B3/12—Revetment of banks, dams, watercourses, or the like, e.g. the sea-floor
    • E02B3/121—Devices for applying linings on banks or the water bottom
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
    • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
    • E02B3/12—Revetment of banks, dams, watercourses, or the like, e.g. the sea-floor
    • E02B3/122—Flexible prefabricated covering elements, e.g. mats, strips
    • 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
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • On-Site Construction Work That Accompanies The Preparation And Application Of Concrete (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
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GB201020395D0 GB201020395D0 (en) 2011-01-12
GB2486014A GB2486014A (en) 2012-06-06
GB2486014B true GB2486014B (en) 2014-04-09

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CN108049368B (en) * 2018-01-11 2024-03-08 黑龙江省水利科学研究院 Prefabrication production device and method for slope protection of Reynolds protection pad
WO2023167990A1 (en) * 2022-03-03 2023-09-07 Mcnamara Roger P Deep-ocean polymetallic nodule collector

Citations (3)

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US5328250A (en) * 1993-03-11 1994-07-12 Ronald Upright Self-propelled undersea nodule mining system
WO1998010210A1 (en) * 1996-09-06 1998-03-12 Coflexip Device and method for filling a bag with a fluid material and bag suited for this purpose
US6406217B1 (en) * 2001-08-10 2002-06-18 Lee Masonry Products, Llc Lifting and placing device for seabed mats

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5328250A (en) * 1993-03-11 1994-07-12 Ronald Upright Self-propelled undersea nodule mining system
WO1998010210A1 (en) * 1996-09-06 1998-03-12 Coflexip Device and method for filling a bag with a fluid material and bag suited for this purpose
US6406217B1 (en) * 2001-08-10 2002-06-18 Lee Masonry Products, Llc Lifting and placing device for seabed mats

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