JP2009012620A - Connection structure and floating structure equipped therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connection structure capable of surely connecting a floating structure in its floatation and a floating structure equipped therewith. <P>SOLUTION: The floating structure 1 is formed in an approximately hexahedron shape, opposed vertical surfaces are joint surfaces 2, 3. A plurality of floating structures 1 are connected in series to construct a marine structure by jointing the joint surface 3 of another floating structure to be connected and fixed to the joint surface 2, and additionally jointing the joint surface 2 of another floating structure to the joint surface 3. The joint surfaces 2 and 3 are respectively provided with a first connecting part 11 and a second connecting part 10. A fitting projection part of the second connecting part 10 is fitted to the inside space of four connecting projection parts formed on the connecting part 11 and is brought into a press-contact state, and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall part of the second connecting part 10 is brought into a press-contact state to the outside of the connecting projection part to connect the joint surfaces with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a floating structure connection structure and a floating structure including the same when constructing an offshore structure such as an offshore station, an offshore platform, and a floating dock.

  In recent years, offshore structures such as offshore platforms have been developed in which buildings, production facilities, or treatment facilities are installed on the sea in order to cope with problems such as waste disposal, aircraft noise problems, and high land costs.

  In such an offshore structure, as the size of the structure increases, the structure is divided into units, and each unit is constructed as a floating structure. The floating structure is towed to the installation site by a ship or the like, and the floating structure is offshore. A construction method for joining together is used.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of partition walls are provided in the face-matching portion of the concrete float, and a joint recess and a joint convex portion are formed in the partition wall, and the recess and the convex portion are abutted to perform face-to-face matching. Points are listed. Further, Patent Document 2 describes that the caissons produced by dividing are joined together by joining metal fittings provided on the joint surface, and concrete is placed in the gap between the joint surfaces to rigidly connect the caissons. Has been. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 describes that the connecting caisson box neck and box tail are formed in a joint structure so as to coincide with each other, and are installed without being displaced at the installation position at the time of installation.
JP 61-158527 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-274921 JP-A-11-222868

  In the above-described prior art, when connecting floating structures such as caisson, an uneven surface for alignment is formed on the joint surface, the joint surface is aligned, and then connected by a wire or the like, and further joined. The surface is fixed with concrete.

  However, when positioning is performed by forming a concave / convex surface on the joint surface, if the floating structure is floating on the sea and easily swayed by waves or wind, the aligned concave / convex surface is displaced. It becomes difficult, and it is difficult to quickly and accurately perform a series of operations for aligning and connecting.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the connection structure which can be connected reliably in the state which floated the floating structure, and the floating structure provided with the same.

  The connection structure according to the present invention is a connection structure for connecting and connecting the joint surfaces of a plurality of floating structures, and the plurality of connection projections are joined so as to surround an inner space having a predetermined width. A first connecting portion provided on a surface, a fitting convex portion that fits into the inner space and is in pressure contact with an inner surface of the connecting convex portion, and the connecting convex portion is formed to surround all of the connecting convex portions. The outer peripheral surface is provided with a second connecting portion provided on the joint surface with a peripheral surface portion that is in a pressure contact state. Furthermore, the connection convex portion and the fitting convex portion are formed in a columnar shape. Furthermore, the connection convex part and the fitting convex part are characterized in that side surfaces are formed along the joining direction of the floating structure.

  The floating structure according to the present invention includes at least one connection portion of the first and second connection portions in the connection structure on the joint surface. Furthermore, a step portion that guides in a predetermined joining direction at the time of joining is formed on the joining surface.

  By having the above-described configuration, if the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are fitted and set in a pressure contact state, highly accurate alignment and reliable connection at the joint surface of the floating structure are simultaneously performed. It can be carried out.

  That is, the positioning is easily performed by fitting the fitting convex portion of the second connecting portion into the inner space surrounded by the connecting convex portion of the first connecting portion, and the fitting convex portion is in pressure contact with the connecting convex portion. It is possible to perform positioning with high accuracy without being rattled.

  In addition, the fitting convex portion of the second connecting portion is connected to the inner side surface of the connecting convex portion of the first connecting portion, and the peripheral surface portion of the second connecting portion is connected to the outer side surface in a press-contact state. A plurality of connecting projections arranged in the above are sandwiched from both sides by the fitting projection and the peripheral surface portion, so that a reliable connection state without backlash in any direction can be realized.

  And, by forming the connecting convex portion and the fitting convex portion in a columnar shape, it is possible to easily perform the fitting operation into the inner space of the plurality of connecting convex portions, and the convex portions are in pressure contact with each other by line contact Therefore, it is possible to easily realize a highly accurate alignment and a reliable connection state without backlash.

  Moreover, if the floating structure is moved in the joining direction by forming the side surfaces of the connecting convex part and the fitting convex part along the joining direction of the floating structure, the connecting convex part and the fitting convex part are fitted. Therefore, the connecting operation can be performed very easily. In order to move the floating structure in the joining direction, a step portion is formed on the joint surface of the floating structure, and the step portion between the floating structures engages to guide the joining direction. It is possible to quickly and accurately perform the fitting operation of the connecting convex portion and the fitting convex portion by reliably defining the direction in a predetermined direction.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail. The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and thus various technical limitations are made. However, the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise specified, the present invention is not limited to these forms.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment relating to a floating structure provided with a connection structure according to the present invention. The floating structure 1 is formed in a substantially hexahedron shape, and the opposing vertical surfaces are the joining surfaces 2 and 3. Further, the joint surface 3 of another floating structure is joined and fixed to the joint surface 2, and the joint surface 2 of another floating structure is joined and fixed to the joint surface 3. A marine structure can be constructed by connecting a plurality of floating structures 1 in series. FIG. 4 is an example of a constructed marine structure, and a rectangular parallelepiped marine structure 100 is constructed by connecting and fixing three floating structures 1. In this example, the end face of the floating structure 1 arranged at the end of the offshore structure 100 is formed as a simple vertical surface, not a joint surface.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the floating structure 1 viewed from a direction orthogonal to the joining direction, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along the joining direction. The joint surface 2 is composed of an upper joint surface 2a and a lower joint surface 2b that are divided in half in the vertical direction. Three second connecting portions 10 are arranged in the horizontal direction on the upper joint surface 2a, and the lower joint surface 2b Is provided with three first connecting portions 11 arranged in the horizontal direction. The 2nd connection part 10 and the 1st connection part 11 are provided in the horizontal direction at the same space | interval, respectively, and are positioned so that the position of an up-down direction may correspond.

  The upper bonding surface 2a and the lower bonding surface 2b are inclined surfaces that are inclined at the same angle, and are formed so as to protrude outward as going downward. And the lower end of the upper joint surface 2a protrudes to form a stepped portion 12, and the downward guide surface 12a that is the stepped surface of the stepped portion 12 is formed along the horizontal direction. The guide surface 12a is formed over the entire width of the joint surface 2, and is set to incline upward as it goes inward.

  An engaging protrusion 13 is provided at the upper end of the upper joint surface 2a so as to project over the entire width of the joint surface 2, and an engagement notch 14 is formed over the entire width of the joint surface 2 at the lower end of the lower joint surface 2b. The shape of the engagement protrusion 13 is formed so as to fit closely into the engagement notch 14 without a gap.

  The joint surface 3 has a shape obtained by rotating the joint surface 2 180 degrees so that the top and bottom are reversed. Therefore, the joining surface 3 is also composed of an upper joining surface 3a and a lower joining surface 3b, which are respectively divided in half in the vertical direction, and the three first connecting portions 11 are horizontally arranged on the upper joining surface 3a in the same manner as the lower joining surface 2b. Similar to the upper bonding surface 2a, three second connecting portions 10 are arranged in the horizontal direction on the lower bonding surface 3b.

  The upper joint surface 3a and the lower joint surface 3b are inclined surfaces that are inclined at the same angle, and are formed so as to protrude outward as going upward. And the upper end of the lower joint surface 2a protrudes, and the level | step-difference part 15 is formed, and the upward guide surface 15a which is a level | step difference surface of the level | step-difference part 15 is formed along the horizontal direction. The guide surface 15a is formed over the entire width of the joint surface 2, and is set to be inclined downward as it goes inward at the same inclination angle as the guide surface 12a.

  Further, an engagement notch 16 similar to the engagement notch 14 protrudes from the upper end of the upper joint surface 3a over the entire width of the joint surface 3, and an engagement protrusion 13 is provided at the lower end of the lower joint surface 3b. A similar engagement protrusion 17 is formed over the entire width of the joint surface 3.

  Inside the floating structure 1, a step structure partitioned by a partition wall portion and a floor surface portion of a hybrid structure made of steel plate and concrete is constructed, and a plurality of unit spaces S1 to S3 are formed in each step of the step structure. ing. The large unit space S1 is used as a space for installing production equipment and the like, and the lower unit space S2 can be poured and drained to float or sink the floating structure 1. Mechanical equipment or the like can be installed in the upper unit space S3.

  The outer wall portion on which the joining surfaces 2 and 3 are formed also has a hybrid structure made of steel plate and concrete, and the first connecting portion 11 and the second connecting portion 10 are made of metal or synthetic resin, and are unitized respectively. It is fixed to the part.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view (FIG. 5A) and a cross-sectional view taken along line AA (FIG. 5B) of the first connecting portion 11. As for the 1st connection part 11, the column-shaped connection convex part 11b is protrudingly provided by the surface of the base | substrate 11a which is a planar view rectangular shape, and each connection convex part 11b is arrange | positioned at the four corners of the base | substrate 11a. Therefore, an inner space T is formed inside the connecting convex portion 11b so as to be surrounded by the connecting convex portion 11b.

  The peripheral side surface of each connection convex part 11b is set to the same inclination angle so that it may follow the guide surface 12a or 15a in the state which fixed the 1st connection part 11 to the joint surface.

  FIG. 6 is a plan view (FIG. 6A) and a BB cross-sectional view (FIG. 6B) of the second connecting portion 10. The second connecting portion 10 has a columnar fitting convex portion 10b protruding at the center of the surface of the base body 10a having a rectangular shape in plan view, and a peripheral wall portion 10c having a predetermined width protruding from the peripheral end of the base body 10a. Has been. The fitting convex portion 10 b is formed in a size that fits into the inner space T of the first connecting portion 11.

  The peripheral side surface of the fitting convex portion 10b and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10c are set at the same inclination angle so as to follow the guide surface 12a or 15a in a state where the second connecting portion 10 is fixed to the joint surface.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view (FIG. 7A) and a CC cross-sectional view (FIG. 7B) showing a state in which the second connecting portion 10 is fitted to the first connecting portion 11. When the connecting projections 11b and the fitting projections 10b are set so that the inclination angles thereof coincide with each other and the fitting projections 10b are inserted into the inner space T, the peripheral side surfaces of the fitting projections 10b are the circumferences of the respective connecting projections 11b. It will be in the state which carried out the line contact and press-contacted inside the side surface. Further, the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10c is also in a state of being in line-contact and press-contacting at the outer side of the peripheral side surface of each connecting convex portion 11b.

  Accordingly, the connecting convex portions 11b are connected in a state where they are doubly pressed on the peripheral side surface of the fitting convex portion 10b and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10c, and are line-contacted and pressed at the four corner positions. Therefore, even if a force is applied so as to shift the first and second connecting portions from the top, bottom, left, and right directions, they do not come off, and a stable connection state without backlash can be maintained.

  When attaching the 1st connection part 11 and the 2nd connection part 10 to the joining surface 2 of the floating body structure 1 shown in FIG. 1, the surrounding side surface of the connection convex part 11b and the fitting convex part 10b so that it may follow the guide surface 12a. The inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10c may be attached so as to incline downward toward the outside. On the contrary, on the joint surface 3, the peripheral side surfaces of the connecting convex portion 11 b and the fitting convex portion 10 b and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10 c are inclined upwardly outward along the guide surface 15 a. You can attach it to.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a process of joining and connecting the floating structures 1 and 1 ′. First, setting is made so that the joint surface 2 'and the joint surface 3 face each other in a state where the floating structures 1 and 1' are floated on the sea (FIG. 8A). When the floating structure is fluctuated by the waves, the wire or the like is stretched between the floating structures and attracted to each other, so that the opposing structures can be held.

  Then, seawater is poured into the lower unit space in the floating structure 1 facing the joint surface 3 to sink the floating structure 1, and the step portion 15 of the joint surface 3 becomes the step portion 12 of the joint surface 2 ′. It is set to a state positioned below (Fig. 8 (b)). Next, the floating structure 1 ′ on the opposite joint surface 2 ′ is moved in a direction approaching the floating structure 1 and set in a state of contacting the joint surface 3 (FIG. 8C). The floating structure 1 ′ may be moved by, for example, attracting a wire or the like stretched between the floating structures.

  Further, in this state, the stepped portion 12 ′ of the joint surface 2 ′ is located above the stepped portion 15 of the joint surface 3 and the joint surfaces are in contact with each other. The second connecting portion 10 ′ provided on the upper joint surface 2 a ′ of the joint surface 2 ′ is disposed so as to be opposed to a position shifted upward from the first joint portion 11 of the upper joint surface 3 a of the joint surface 3. The first connecting portion 11 ′ provided on the lower joint surface 2 b ′ of 2 ′ is disposed opposite to the position shifted upward from the second connecting portion 10 of the lower joint surface 3 b of the joint surface 3. Engagement protrusions 13 ′ provided at the upper part of the joint surface 2 ′ are arranged to face the engagement notches 14 formed at the upper part of the joint surface 3, and are provided at the lower part of the joint surface 3. The protruding portion 13 is disposed oppositely below an engagement notch portion 14 ′ formed at the lower portion of the joint surface 2 ′.

  Next, the seawater injected into the lower unit space in the floating structure 1 with the joint surfaces in contact with each other is drained to float the floating structure 1 (FIG. 8D). Then, the first connecting portion 11 provided on the joining surface 3 is provided on the joining surface 2 ′ by attracting the floating structure 1 so as to be in close contact with the floating structure 1 ′ while the floating structure 1 is levitated. The second connecting portion 10 ′ fitted to the second connecting portion 10 ′ and fitted on the joining surface 3 is fitted and connected to the first connecting portion 11 ′ provided on the joining surface 2 ′. At that time, the engagement protrusion 13 of the bonding surface 3 is brought into close contact with the engagement notch 14 ′ of the bonding surface 2 ′, and the engagement notch 14 of the bonding surface 3 is engaged with the engagement protrusion of the bonding surface 2 ′. The joint surface 2 'and the joint surface 3 are tightly connected to each other with no gap.

  As described above, the floating structure can be joined and connected at the same time with a simple operation that draws the floating structure in a floating state, and the connecting operation can be performed quickly and accurately.

  After connecting the joint surfaces of the floating structure, as shown in FIG. 9, if the first connecting part 11 and the second connecting part 10 are fixed with bolts 20 through the joined outer wall parts, the connecting parts may come off. The connected state can be maintained without shifting. If a fixing means such as a wire is attached between the floating structures as required, it is possible to more firmly connect and fix.

It is a schematic perspective view of embodiment regarding the floating body structure provided with the connection structure which concerns on this invention. It is the side view which looked at the floating structure from the direction orthogonal to the joining direction. It is sectional drawing along the joining direction of the floating structure. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the constructed marine structure. It is the top view and AA sectional drawing of a 1st connection part. It is the top view and BB sectional drawing of a 2nd connection part. It is the top view and CC sectional view which show the state which the 2nd connection part fitted to the 1st connection part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process in which a floating body structure is joined and connected. It is a general | schematic expanded sectional view regarding the connection part of a floating body structure.

Explanation of symbols

1 Floating structure 2 Joining surface 3 Joining surface
10 Second connecting part
10b Mating convex part
10c peripheral wall
11 First connecting part
11b Connecting projection
12 steps
12a Guide surface
13 Engagement protrusion
14 Engagement notch
15 steps
15a Guide surface
16 Engagement notch
17 Engagement protrusion

Claims (5)

  A connection structure for connecting and connecting the joint surfaces of a plurality of floating structures, wherein the plurality of connection convex portions are provided on the joint surface so as to surround an inner space of a predetermined width. And a fitting convex portion that is fitted into the inner space and is in pressure contact with the inner side surface of the connecting convex portion, and is formed to surround all of the connecting convex portion and is in pressure contact with the outer surface of the connecting convex portion. The connection structure characterized by including the 2nd connection part with which the surrounding surface part was provided in the joint surface.   The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the connection protrusion and the fitting protrusion are formed in a columnar shape.   The connection structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connection protrusion and the fitting protrusion are formed with side surfaces along the joining direction of the floating structure.   The floating structure provided with at least 1 connection part of the 1st and 2nd connection part in the connection structure in any one of Claim 1 to 3 in a joint surface.   The floating structure according to claim 4, wherein a stepped portion that guides in a predetermined joining direction at the time of joining is formed on the joining surface.

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