US3464212A - Method of building concrete structures in water bottoms - Google Patents
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- the partially submerged dock is then refloated by pumping out the water and towed to deep water where it is again submerged by filling in water so that the dock sinks below and separates from the complete or incomplete concrete structure which remains floating.
- the latter is then sunk at the intended site by filling in water, and the dock is then refloated by pumping out the water and towed back to the original shallow water location for reuse.
- This invention relates to improvements of a method of building breakwaters and other concrete structures in water bottoms.
- the present invention is suggested to eliminate such defects as are mentioned above.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method of building concrete structures in water bottoms wherein the equipment cost can be saved, the time for the construction can be reduced and the safety in the operation of the equipment and the building of the structure is high.
- a floatable dock is partially submerged and stably grounded on a water bed in shallow water by filling water into the dock, and at least the base part of the concrete structure is then constructed on this stable support.
- the partially submerged dock is then refloated by pumping out the water and towed to deeper water where it is again submerged by filling in water so that the dock sinks below and separates from the complete or 3,464,212 Patented Sept. 2, 1969 ice incomplete concrete structure which remains floating. If incomplete at this stage, the floating concrete structure is then completed to its final form, and is then sunk at the intended site.
- the dock is then refloated by pumping out the water and is towed back to the original shallow water location for re-use. If only the base part of the concrete structure is constructed when the dock is stably grounded in shallow water and is not self-floating, the concrete structure is either fully completed or at least partially completed to render it self-floating after the dock is refloated and towed to deeper water.
- FIG. 1 is a partly sectioned plan view of a simple floating dock to be used in the method of the present invention and a concrete structure built in said floating dock;
- FIG. 2 is a vertically sectioned view of the same.
- FIGS. 3(A) to (G) are sketches showing the steps of the method of the present invention.
- a is a simple floating dock to be used in the method of the present invention.
- Said floating dock a is made by fixing a watertight bottom plate 2 made of a steel plate to the bottom surface of a square surrounding hollow float 1 made of steel plates, providing stands 3 for making concrete structures on said bottom plate 2 to form a working place 4 for making such concrete structure b and further providing a water inlet and outlet valve 5 in each of the four corners on the upper surface of the above mentioned surrounding hollow float 1.
- the floating dock a illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is floated on the surface of water in a comparatively shallow place d selected or artificially made near the shore of a sea, river or lake, is then partially submerged in the shallow water to such degree that its upper end edge is not immersed in water by pouring water 2 into the working place 4 and is thus fixed in a stable state on the water bottom ground 1 in said shallow place d. Then, a concrete pouring operation for the concrete structure b which is, for example, to be the lowest part of a breakwater is carried out in said working place 4.
- the floating dock a is in such stable state in contact with the water bottom ground that said concrete pouring operation can be carried out in the same stable state as on the land and therefore there will be no fear of cracking at all in the concrete structure b when it is cured and set.
- said floating dock a is re-fioated to a level above the ground by discharging water e in the working place 4 in the floating dock at as shown in (B) in FIG. 3 and is then quietly towed together with the concrete structure b to a comparatively deep place d and is fixed there with a proper anchor g so as not to be moved or made unstable by wind and waves as shown in (C) in FIG. 3.
- water e" is put into the entire working place 4 in the floating dock or and then some water e (of a weight larger than the weight of the floating dock) is put into the surrounding float 1 of the floating clock a by opening the water inlet and outlet valves 5 of the float 1 all at once so that the floating dock a may be sunk in water and the 3 above mentioned combined concrete structure b may be perfectly separated from the floating dock a.
- the partially submerged dock a will be in a stable state perfectly in contact with the water bottom ground f when concrete is poured in to form the concrete structure b which is to be the lowest part of a structure to be built as explained above, there will be no fear at all of cracking in the concrete structure b formed on the floating dock when it is cured and set.
- the floating dock a will be so unstable that the concrete structure will be likely to crack within when it is cured and set.
- the method of the present invention it is not necessary to construct such large slipway or dock as in a conventional method of this kind and therefore the equipment cost and maintenance cost can be greatly reduced and the time for the construction can be remarkably reduced to be less than in the conventional method.
- the method of the present invention is not only higher in the safety of the operation but also can be carried out more easily without being influenced by the weather than in a method wherein a concrete structure is completed to be of a fixed size, is then towed to a sitting place and is installed there.
- step of sinking the re-floated dock in said deeper water to separate it from the concrete structure which remains floating is accomplished by initially filling water into the dock within the confines established by said peripheral float chamber until said concrete structure floats by virtue of its own buoyancy, and thereafter filling water into said peripheral float chamber to further sink said dock to a depth sufficient to clear the underside of said concrete structure.
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US3906735A (en) * | 1972-05-02 | 1975-09-23 | Olav Mo | Foundation method for caissons |
US3977346A (en) * | 1973-07-05 | 1976-08-31 | A/S Akers Mek. Verksted | Deck structure and method for building same |
US4054034A (en) * | 1976-07-01 | 1977-10-18 | Robert Warren Hyre | Method for casting concrete tanks in water |
US4056942A (en) * | 1975-05-13 | 1977-11-08 | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Method for moving built structures by flotation |
US4112697A (en) * | 1975-05-02 | 1978-09-12 | Lin Offshore Engineering, Inc. | Method of producing and installing offshore structures |
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US4293239A (en) * | 1979-04-02 | 1981-10-06 | Odeco Engineers Inc. | Method of erecting a very large diameter offshore column |
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US4056942A (en) * | 1975-05-13 | 1977-11-08 | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Method for moving built structures by flotation |
US4202647A (en) * | 1976-03-22 | 1980-05-13 | Lamy Jacques E | Buoyant base for marine platforms |
US4054034A (en) * | 1976-07-01 | 1977-10-18 | Robert Warren Hyre | Method for casting concrete tanks in water |
US4293240A (en) * | 1978-10-05 | 1981-10-06 | Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Method for installing an electric power plant |
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