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CAISSON ALVEOLAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 1978-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

... in a gravity structure [:] the cellular base of the structure used for ballast or oil storage ...

Key term(s)
  • cellular caisson

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Le modèle [de plate-forme gravitaire] mais au point par la société française Sea Tank Co présente pour sa part la particularité d'amoindrir la surface exposée à la houle en faisant reposer la plate-forme sur une ou plusieurs colonnes en béton précontraint encastrées dans un caisson alvéolaire lequel sert d'embase gravitaire et le cas échéant de réservoir de stockage.

Spanish

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