Brace assembly for truss legs of offshore structures
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Mar 2, 2006
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Aug 26, 2005
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Aug 27, 2004
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A brace assembly for truss legs of offshore structures is provided with a reinforcing sleeve mounted on the brace member in the portion of the brace member most prone to buckling under the force of horizontal moment acting on the brace member. The reinforcing sleeve surrounds the critical area of the brace member and provides additional load bearing capacity to the brace member. The reinforcing sleeve is made from a non-corrosive material having physical characteristics suitable to withstand the environmental forces in the location. The reinforcing sleeve may be installed at the shipyard when the offshore structure is manufactured or mounted on the existing rig by an easy retrofit not requiring towing of the offshore structure to the shipyard.
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