REMOVING CONCRETE STRUCTURES FROM THE SEABED

• Main Author: HUTCHENS, Christopher Allan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 05.10.2017
• Subjects: EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; SOIL SHIFTING; TRANSPORTING

A self-propelled underwater vehicle can be driven across the seabed, for example along a subsea pipeline, to self-load and crush subsea material that comprises concrete, particularly concrete mattresses. A container for holding the crushed debris may be removable from the vehicle for recovery of the...