Devices and methods for installing piles into the ground or seabed

• Main Authors: YASEEN UMAR SHARIF, MICHAEL JOHN BROWN, MARIUS GABRIËL OTTOLINI, MARCO HUISMAN, BENJAMIN PIERRE JACQUES CERFONTAINE, PAUL ANTONIUS ALPHONSUS GEENE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.12.2021
• Subjects: EMBANKMENTS; EXCAVATIONS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; SOIL SHIFTING; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

The present invention relates to a support structure for supporting a top structure above the ground or a seabed, the support structure comprising at least one support pile having a length and a first outer diameter, the at least one support pile comprising an upper part configured and intended to extend above the ground or the seabed, a lower part configured to be in contact with the ground or seabed, the support structure comprising a plurality of foundation guides connected to the lower part of the at least one support pile, each foundation guide having an opening extending in a direction of the at least one support pile, the opening having an opening diameter, wherein each foundation guide is configured to accommodate a foundation pile, wherein the foundation pile is configured to extend through the foundation guide and at least partly into the ground or the seabed.