UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING TEST OFFSHORE LOUISIANA

Presents results of an underwater pile driving test conducted at South Marsh Island Block 130, offshore Louisiana. A 24-inch diameter tubular pile was driven to 310 feet penetration with a submerged hydraulic hammer. The hammer drove the pile top from a position 33 feet above water to a point 175 feet below water. The test was performed as a part of technology development for constructing an offshore drilling structure in 1,050 feet water depth.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

  6200 North Central Expressway
  Dallas, TX  United States  45206
• Authors:
  • Cox, B E
  • Christy, W W
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 611-616

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore construction; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Pile foundations; Underwater construction
• Old TRIS Terms: Offshore platform construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138188
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Offshore Technology Conference
• Report/Paper Numbers: V1, OTC 2478 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM