US3861156A - Method and apparatus for press-insertion - Google Patents

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US3861156A
US3861156A US338843A US33884373A US3861156A US 3861156 A US3861156 A US 3861156A US 338843 A US338843 A US 338843A US 33884373 A US33884373 A US 33884373A US 3861156 A US3861156 A US 3861156A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/02—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
    • E02B17/027—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto steel structures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/02—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D7/00—Methods or apparatus for placing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, mouldpipes, or other moulds
    • E02D7/20—Placing by pressure or pulling power
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0056—Platforms with supporting legs
    • E02B2017/0073—Details of sea bottom engaging footing
    • E02B2017/0082—Spudcans, skirts or extended feet

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  • ABSTRACT There is provided a method for press-insertion having Mar. [5, 1972 Japan ..4726338 the Steps of holding vertically a prsss insertion 5 japan ber, positioning a weight above the press-insertion l apan member, lowering the weight to push down the pressinsertion member, then lifting up to weight, position- [52] US.
  • This invention relates to an apparatus and method for press-inserting a press-insertion member such as steel pipe into the ground or into the sea-bed.
  • press-insertion is being required on the ocean, for example, where natural resources such as oil and natural gas, are extracted on the ocean by boring vessel, etc., there have been involved tremendous expenses allowing the operation only where the extraction conditions are satisfied.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide method and an apparatus for inserting the press-insertion members with continuous piling of the press-insertion members by means of the weight of sea-water.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a method and an apparatus which allows for the pressinsertion member to be inserted by the own weight of the weight without requiring a special pressure means.
  • an apparatus for press-insertion comprising a press-insertion member, a means of holding said pressinsertion member vertically with respect to the pressinsertion surface, a weight, and a means for raising and gradually lowering down said weight, in order that said press'insertion member is press-inserted due to the own weight of said weight.
  • FIG. 1(a) and (b) show a first embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a fourth embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a fifth embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the press-insertion member used for the press-insertion apparatus of this invention.
  • FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention.
  • FIG. 1(a) a pile formed by a steel tube serves as a press-insertion member 1 which is held by a holding means 5 at a place where press-insertion will be carried out and vertically to the ground surface 2.
  • FIG. 1(a) shows a state before the press-insertion is carried out; the weight 3 formed by concrete blocks is lifted up by means of the two hydraulic pressure means 4 above the head of the press-insertion member 1. The gravity of the weight is maintained at an extended vertical line from the press-insertion member 1.
  • the weight 3 may be of any material, such as a vessel containing water or earth and sand, or a lamination of iron'and lead.
  • the hydraulic pressure or a means such as jack utilizing screw torque may be employed.
  • FIG. 1 shows a holding means for holding the press-insertion body 1 vertically to the ground surface, as a single independent unit, the holding means may be incorporated in the pressure means 4.
  • the weight 3 lifted up by the pressure means 4 is slowly lowered down so that its own weight causes the press-insertion member 1 to be inserted into the ground.
  • the second or third pressinsertion members may be prepared as required to join to the first press-insertion member and may be pressinserted. Repeating such operation, it is possible to insert the press-insertion members into a required depth.
  • the ground contactedwith a lower end of portion of said press-insertion member is partly dug so that the following press-insertion may be effectively operated.
  • the apparatus for press-insertion of this invention performs pressinsertion by means of the self weight of the weight prepared beforehand, without requiring any additional means for receiving the counterforce which with a conventional method will be exerted on the pressure means, and hence the press-insertion operation in this invention can be performed with little noise and vibration.
  • the pressure means 4 comprises a larger water vessel 6 containing water, and a smaller water vessel placed on said large vessel upside down or in other words in such a manner that its bottom is at the top thereby forming an air chamber 8, so that by blowing air into the air chamber to expand its volume the weight 3 can be held at a position above the pressinsertion member 1. Then air in the air chamber 8 formed in the smaller water veseel is exhausted gradually and the position of the smaller water vessel is lowered, causing the weight 3 to be lowered down.
  • the pressure means 4 comprises a larger water vessel 6 containing water, and a smaller water vessel placed on said large vessel upside down or in other words in such a manner that its bottom is at the top thereby forming an air chamber 8, so that by blowing air into the air chamber to expand its volume the weight 3 can be held at a position above the pressinsertion member 1. Then air in the air chamber 8 formed in the smaller water veseel is exhausted gradually and the position of the smaller water vessel is lowered, causing the weight 3 to be lowered down.
  • press-insertion member 1 is pressed by the self weight of the weight 3 and is driven into the ground.
  • the weight is formed with a container which contains water therein
  • water in the larger vessel may be flowed to the container to make the water level of the larger vessel lower down, whereby lowering the weight, i.e., the water container, downward to press and insert the press-insertion memher.
  • the press-insertion members of a cylindrical form are employed.
  • the cylindrical press-insertion members after charging concrete, etc. may be removed, if necessary, by means of the pressure means 4 to re-use them.
  • the apparatus comprises plural tanks 11 containing sea-water, a suspension bed 12 to suspend the tanks 11 from the above, and an opening (not shown) at the central portion 14 of the bridge 13 of the suspension bed 12, wherein a support member 15 movable up and down and can be stopped is being inserted in said opening, thereby constituting the pressure means and the weight as referred to in the foregoing first and second embodiments by means of said tanks, bed and support member.
  • the tank 11 contains an air chamber 16 and is so formed as to float.
  • the press-insertion member 1 is held vertically to the sea-bed, seawater is introduced to the floating tanks to reduce the volume of the air chamber and to increase the weight of the tanks in order to press-insert the press-insertion member 1 into the seabed.
  • seawater is introduced to the tanks to increase the weight of the tanks and to lower down the tanks.
  • the suspension bed linking the tanks is also lowered down to force the press-insertion member into the sea-bed.
  • the sea water in the tanks is removed, and the tanks are floated up to their initial level.
  • the support member is disengaged to lower down the lower end of said support member 15 until the upper end of the press-insertion member 1 is touched, and the support member 15 is stopped.
  • the support member 15 After the support member 15 has been lowered down to its lowest level, the support member 15 is then lifted up to its highest level. And into the clearance between the upper end of the press-insertion member 1' and the lower end of the support member 15 is inserted a charge which will be press-inserted or new pressinsertion member is fastened by means of welding or bolt to continue the press-insertion. This may be repeated required numberof times depending on a purpose.
  • the structure of the support member may be of a thick threaded bar being screwed vertically through a screw hole at a bridge of the suspension bed, or may be of a column having in its lengthwise direction cuts or projections for a stopping purpose and being installed through the bridge of the suspension bed in such a manner as to move up and down and to stop.
  • the tank comprises a first tank 21" for increasing the weight and the second tank 22 which serves as a float, the first tank and the second tank being linked together with several columns as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the press-insertion member 1 is erected vertically on the sea-bed, and the upper end of the press-insertion member l is pushed down by the lower end of the support member 15.
  • the second tank 22 which works as a float has been filled with air thereby forming an air chamber 16.
  • the clearance obtained through this embodiment will be considerably greater than the clearance obtained through the third embodiment of FIG. 3.
  • the charge can be inserted or a new press-insertion member can be inserted, thus being more efficient as compared to the embodiment of FIG. 3.
  • the fifth embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. 5 provides a pressure means such as of a hydraulic type on the suspension bed 12 for the purpose of substantially increasing the weight of the sea-water tank which serves as a weight.
  • FIG. 5 shows an instance where a pressure device 25 such as of a hydraulic type supported by suspention bed 12 pushes the press-insertion member 1 in order to substantially increase the driving force of the pressinsertion member 1 into the sea-bed 2.
  • a pressure device 25 such as of a hydraulic type supported by suspention bed 12 pushes the press-insertion member 1 in order to substantially increase the driving force of the pressinsertion member 1 into the sea-bed 2.
  • the apparatus shown in FIG. 5 having tanks 21, and a pressure device 25 such as of a hydraulic type being supported by said tanks 21.
  • a pressure device 25 such as of a hydraulic type being supported by said tanks 21.
  • the tanks 21 and the suspension bed 12 is lifted up due to the counterforce, so that the weight exerted on the press-insertion member 1 is increased, and the press-insertion member 1 is driven into the sea-bed as in the case of the above embodiment.
  • the sea-water should be introduced into the sea-water tanks 21 thereby increasing their weight.
  • the press-insertion member 1 should not be limited those of tubular form but may of any shape.
  • a tower as shown in F IG. 6 may be driven into the sea-bed together with the foundation 27.
  • a relatively short press-insertion member 1 may be put atop the long column 1 and the column 1' may be pushed down by the above-mentioned method to press-insert the portion of the press-insertion member l which will be press-inserted and then pulling up only the column 1.
  • many piles and foundation, as well as dwelling space 30 and pressure-resistant and water-resistant building structure having snorkel 31 can be press-inserted at one time.
  • the tanks 11 may be vessels or ships.
  • a method for press-insertion having the steps of holding a press-insertion member vertically on a place where the press-insertion be effected, positioning a weight above said press-insertion member, lowering said weight to press and insert said press-insertion member, lifting said weight upward, arranging and holding another press-insertion member between said weight and said press-insertion member, lowering again said weight to push both of said press-insertion members.
  • a method for press-insertion having the steps of erecting and holding vertically a press-insertion member of a steel pipe or a steel stake, positioning a weight above said press-insertion member so that a center gravity of said weight lies on a line extended longitudinally from said press-insertion member, lowering said weight to push said press-insertion member, lifting said weight upward, arranging and holding another pressinsertion member vertically between said weight and said press-insertion member, and then lowering again said weight to push further said press-insertion mem' ber.
  • An apparatus for press-insertion comprising a press-insertion member having a tapered end portion, means for holding said press-insertion member in a vertical position, weight means, and means for repeatedly raising and repeatedly gradually lowering said weight means, said raising and lowering means comprising a vessel disposed in the water and forming a closed air chamber therein so that changing of the volume of air in said air chamber causes said weight means to be lifted up or lowered down, thereby allowing the repetitive press-insertion of said press-insertion member.
  • said weight means comprises a suspending device connected to said press-insertion member, a water tank having water therein which is suspended from said suspending device and is connected to said vessel, and an air compressor having an air tube one end of which is disposed within said vessel.
  • An apparatus for press-insertion comprising a press-insertion member such as a steel pipe or a steel stake with tapered end portions thereof, a means for holding said press-insertion in a vertical manner with respect to a surface of press-insertion, a weight, and a lifting means for repeatedly raising and repeatedly gradually lowering said weight, said lifting means raising said weight so that the press-insertion is operated repeatedly, wherein said weight lifting means comprises a large water vessel containing water, a small water vessel whose bottom is at the top of said large water vessel thereby forming an air chamber between the lower surface of said small vessel and the water level of said large water vessel, so that the change of volume of air within said air chamber causes the weight to be lifted up or lowered down.

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US5040927A (en) * 1990-05-29 1991-08-20 Wickberg Norman E Pressure driver for pilings
RU2370596C1 (ru) * 2008-04-04 2009-10-20 ООО "Крейн-шельф" Способ задавливания свай в грунт
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