Abstract: A ground rod installation device having an auger fixedly mounted on the lower end of an elongated drive shaft. A pilot drill projects downwardly from the lower end of the auger. The shaft, auger, and pilot drill have aligned axial passages into which the ground rod is inserted. A releasable fastener then secures the ground rod in place inside the shaft. The shaft is rotated in one direction, thereby causing the auger to draw the shaft into the ground. After the releasable fastener has released the ground rod from the shaft, the shaft is rotated in the opposite direction, thereby withdrawing the shaft from the ground while allowing the ground rod to fall through the passages in the auger and pilot drill and remain in the ground.

Abstract: A barrier arrangement for blocking a water passage or channel against the admission of a foreign or unfamiliar object, such as underwater vessels, frogmen and the like. The arrangement comprises a net (1) of considerable tensile strength intended to be stretched across the water passage. The bottom edge of the net (1) is anchored to the sea-bed and the net can be activated from a passive state, in which it may lie on the sea-bed, to an active barrier state. To this end, the upper edge of the net (1) is connected to an inflatable and deflatable lifting hose (3) which when evacuated is essentially flat and which when inflated is able to lift the upper edge of the net towards the surface of the water, so as to stretch the net between the sea-bed and the surface of the water. The invention also relates to a barrier net and to an anchoring means for use with the arrangement.

Abstract: A machine (13) for the continuous casting of structural concrete walls (10) has a chassis (19) mounted on tracks (20). A telescopic boom (26) is mounted for buffing movement on a work platform (21) mounted for slewing movement relative to the chassis (19). A work head (30) has a work head unit (38) mounted for movement in three axes relative to the boom (26). The work head unit (38) has a continuous bucket excavator which digs a trench as the work head unit (38) is advanced and a continuous formwork (46) which supports the sides of the trench and defines the structural wall (10) which is cast as the work head unit (38) is advanced, pressurized concrete being supplied to the cavity defined by the formwork (46) by a pipe (14).

Abstract: For installing panels consisting of diaphragm portions and reinforcements into recesses in the ground a deflection body is provided which is movable along the opening of the ground recess, the upper surface of the deflection body being curved so that the panels can be inserted into a suspension in the ground recess via the deflection body without discontinuities and without bending the panels over a deflection radius smaller than the smallest possible bending radius of the panels. Welding machines are disposed on the deflection body for joining the panel sections transversely and longitudinally to form a web having a length which corresponds to the depth of the suspension filled recess in the ground.

Abstract: A mobile pipe conveyor system which is capable of bending smoothly and freely both in horizontal and vertical within a certain range to be moved and/or laid in zigzag without dropping transported materials in contrast to the conventional flat-belt conveyor, and a method for reclaiming and leveling grounds utilizing said mobile pipe conveyor system arranged between a swiveling conveyor and a base point inside or outside of a land to be reclaimed, the entire pipe conveyor system together with the swiveling conveyor being pulled by one or more bulldozers and easily moved about the base point without adjusting l/e zigzag movement and/or laying, so that reclaiming and leveling works on a large scale can be completed in a short time.

Abstract: A prestressed grouted anchor has a portion of an axially extending prestressed tension member grouted in a receiving material while the remaining portion of the tension member extends from the grouted portion. The remaining portion is separated from the grouted portion at a selected breaking point by reducing the tensile strength of the tension member as the result of exposing it to the action of heat, such as developed in an exothermic chemical reaction. If the tension member is prestressed and the resulting elastic elongation is maintained during the heating action with the elongation being greater than the elongation required under the heating action for effecting the severing of the tension member, then with progressive heat the tensile strength of the tension member is reduced and the elastic elongation progressively changes to plastic elongation with the tension member finally severing automatically at the selected breaking point.

Abstract: Before injecting a flowable hardenable mass for anchoring a fastening member in a borehole, a coating solution is sprayed into the borehole for securing any drilling dust remaining on the borehole surface. A device for introducing the hardenable mass into the borehole includes a feed duct for injecting the mass. A container holding a coating solution is provided in the device. Another duct laterally surrounds the feed duct and forms an annular passage and a tube extends from the container to the annular passage for spraying the solution onto the borehole surface.

Abstract: This invention describes a scheme for absorbing the energy of floating bodies such as ships approaching the coastal wall by providing the coastal wall with fenders made of spring materials along with dash-pots that absorb the energy of the approaching floating body due to liquid resistance so that the energy is first absorbed by the springs of the fender in the form of displacement energy and is then dissipated by the dash-pots.

Abstract: A method of feeding cement into a drill hole for cement bolting of a rock, according to which a feeder pipe (2) is pushed into the hole essentially to the bottom of the hole portion to be filled with cement, cement is fed into the hole beginning from the bottom of the hole portion, and the pipe is displaced outwards in the hole when the cement fills the hole. The feeding of cement is stopped and the pipe is removed when the amount of cement is sufficient to fill the gap between the wall of the hole and the rock bolt to be pushed into the hole. The displacement of the pipe is controlled by means of the filling pressure (TP) caused by the cement fed between the pipe tip and the bottom of the hole portion to ensure that the hole is reliably filled despite possible cracks and crushed zones.

Abstract: In a hydraulically operated unit, particularly a prop for a support in an underground excavation, a thin-walled tubular jacket is pressed on an inner element which is movable in an outer tubular element so that the tubular jacket has an inner diameter which is determined with a substantial undersizing relative to the outer diameter of the inner element, and the tubular jacket is clamped on the inner element with exceeding of the flow limit of the inner element and only in a plastic expansion condition which exceeds with a reliable distance and elastic deformation region of the tubular jacket and with a sufficient residual springing part.

Abstract: A vehicle adapted for transporting and manipulating objects within a confined space, such as a tunnel. The vehicle comprises a pair of side frames interconnected by vertically adjustable front and rear interconnecting members that include horizontal portions onto which a boom is slideably and pivotally connected. Raising and lowering of one or two of the interconnecting members and lateral traversing of one or two of the connected boom portions provides for manipulation of an object or tool attached to the boom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular system for construction of an overcast for use in a mine. The overcast comprises a plurality of rectangular sheets of cladding each braced to resist out of plane deformation and connected in edge abutment by fastenings extending through holes in edge flanges perpendicular to the sheets. The sheets are supported on each side of being joined to support members comprising two rectangular sheets disposed at an angle one to the other each braced to resist out of plane deformation and each having perforated edge flanges extending perpendicularly along the free edges thereof. The overcast can be extended in either length or span by the addition of further sheets and/or support members. In a modification the support members are fitted with telescopically adjustable legs which can yield in response to floor heave or roof pressure to reduce structural damage to the overcast.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving casing rings of an interior casing in tunnels, shafts and the like structures is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tubular support bridge structure arranged interiorly with respect to the inner casing, and a longitudinally movable transport carriage with carriage support ring which concentrically surrounds the support bridge structure. The apparatus also includes a segment support ring which carries adjustment manipulator assemblies for a respective casing ring. The segment support ring can be inclined with respect to the carriage support ring. A first intermediate support ring is mounted between the carriage support ring and the segment support ring. The connection for this includes cross guide assemblies and two pairs of control piston-cylinder assemblies. The control piston-cylinder assemblies serve to actuate the first intermediate support ring.

Abstract: A tunneling machine according to the invention has a mobile and automotive base movable on the ground horizontally and longitudinally toward a face to be cut away, a turntable on the base defining an upright pivot axis and having a main support pivotal about the axis on the base, an arm having an inner end pivotal about a horizontal axis on the main support and having an outer end, and a cutter on the outer end of the arm. A conveyor having an intake on the ground between the base and the cutter and extends back away from the face, normally through the base. Actuators connected between the cutter, arm, support, conveyor, and base move the cutter over the face to cut rock therefrom and convey the cut rock back away from the face. A drilling apparatus including a drilling unit for making a hole extending along a bore axis and another unit for setting a rockbolt in the hole thus drilled is carried on the arm and engageable with the ceiling immediately adjacent the face.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing articles in which the articles are partially fabricated in a work area which is in portion of a buoyant platform and at least partially below the level of water within which the platform is located, the partially fabricated article being moved rearwardly through a seal or gland into the water, the seal or gland preventing water ingress to the work area. The article is supported by the rearward portion of the platform which fabrication can continue in the work area.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in installing mine roof supports includes a vehicle which carries a coil of rod material. The rod material is fed from the coil and straightened. The straightened rod material is inserted into a hole drilled in the roof of the mine. An anchor is set to hold the rod material in the hole. A mine roof support plate is pressed against the roof of the mine and a fastener is tightened against the mine roof support plate to hold it in place. The rod material is then cut to separate the length of rod in the hole from the coil.

Abstract: This turret has a head 6 enabling, after the drilling of a hole 15, the injection of a resin cartridge without modifying the position of the turret 1. A movable member 8, displaced by a jack 14, has a first passage 11 traversed by the drilling rod 4, and a second passage 12 connected to the hose 13 for the injection of resin cartridges. After the drilling of the hole 15 and the retraction of the drilling apparatus 2, the movable member 8 is displaced such that the drilling rod 4 is laterally retracted by bending. The second passage 12 is simultaneously brought in line with the axis of the hole 15 so as to enable the injection of one or more resin cartridges.

Abstract: A crib member for forming underground cribbing is provided in the form of a concrete circle containing fibre reenforcing and preferably in the form of a donut shaped member. A plurality of such members is stacked one on top of another to form a cylindrical cribbing.

Abstract: A clamping apparatus for securing a structural member to an offshore platform of the type having generally horizontally extending, fixed framework beams, the apparatus including an engagement assembly for engaging the structural member to be secured, a releasable gripping assembly for releasably gripping at least one of the framework beams, the structural member being secured being positioned between the engagement assembly and the framework beam and a connecting assembly interconnecting the gripping assembly and the engagement member, the connecting assembly being operative to urge the engagement assembly toward the gripping assembly to thereby clamp the structural member between the framework beam and the engagement assembly.

Abstract: A suspension system for an operator's compartment of a mine vehicle is set forth. The mine vehicle is of a type that has a body and operator's compartment positioned adjacent to the body. A guide is attached to the body of the vehicle and a rail is attached to the operator's compartment. This guide and rail arrangement slidably connects the operator's compartment to the body. The guide and rail are arranged to permit the operator's compartment to independently move upward and down in relation to the body. The rail is located in a central portion of the operator's compartment to minimize the angular displacement of the rail with respect to the guide upon rotation of the operator's compartment. This ensures free upward and downward motion of the operator's compartment with respect to the body of the vehicle.

Abstract: Method of removal of the interior parts of cables in the ground, preferably coaxial (1) and telecommunication (2) cables, for the insertion of new conductors. The insulation material (3,4) may be dissolved or broken down by means of chemical influence of e.g. xylene or copper ethylene diamine for coaxial cable (1) and telecommunication cable (2) respectively, whereby the solution serves as a sliding agent by the withdrawal of the conductor/conductors (5,6). The insulation washers (3) of a coaxial cable (1) may be melted by insertion of a heating element (8) or by means of heat from electrical resistance in the parts (5,7,9) of the cable. The insulation washers (3) in a coaxial cable (1) and the conductors (6) with the insulation material (4) in a telecommunication cable (2) may be milled and removed. By applying electro-magnetic pressurized oscillations the insulation washers (3) of a coaxial cable (1) may be destructed.

Abstract: Apparatus mounted on a self-propelled truck, and provided with mechanisms for effectively, smoothly, and safely performing various timbering work in drift and tunnel walls and roofs. The mechanism includes a working platform which is rotatable and kept horizontal for easy conveyance of timbering materials even in a narrow drift and for steady performance of timbering by workers on the platform. Planting of props is readily performed by a device provided to the platform, which grasps a prop, shifts it and erects the prop over a selected pit, and bridging of top beams over capitals of planted props is accurately made by lifting means provided on the working platform.

Abstract: A method of installing solder bolts in rock bolting, according to which method a bolt (11) is fed into a hole (12) drilled in the rock and is anchored in the hole during hardening of a soldering material (13). The bolt is bent during feeding into the hole in order to produce in the bolt at least one such bend (11a) that the bolt, when entirely inserted in the hole, is wedged in between opposite walls of the hole. A bolt feeding apparatus for carrying out the method includes a feed beam (8), a feeding device (9) supported by said beam for feeding a rock bolt into a drill hole, a displacing device for displacing the feeding device along the feed beam, and a rock support (6) for supporting the feed beam on the rock. The apparatus is provided with guiding means which, as the feeding device is moved along the feed beam, displace the feeding device away from a bolt feeding position coaxial with the axis of the drill hole and return the feeding device back to said feeding position.

Abstract: An improved bearing plate is used to support a portion of a mine roof. The bearing plate is stamped from sheet metal and has elongated ribs which define grooves facing toward a back side of the bearing plate. Reinforcing members are disposed in the grooves and are fixedly connected to the bearing plate. The reinforcing members increase the resistance of the bearing plate to deflection under the influence of loads applied to the bearing plate by the mine roof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for lengthening or shortening a pole supporting lines, such as electric power and telephone lines. The method includes the providing of a stub adapted to be joined in abutting end-to-end relationship with the lower end of the pole to form a lower extension and support for the pole. The pole is raised vertically until its lowermost end portion is clear of the ground so that a lower end portion of the pole can be sized, as necessary, for reception by a mechanism joining the pole and stub. If necessary, the length of the pole is also shortened to provide a desired combined length. After the lower end has been sized, the pole and stub are joined to each other so that they constitute, in effect, a substantially rigid continuation of each other. The pole and stub are then vertically lowered into the ground to a required depth and the ground is consolidated around the base of the stub. The apparatus includes appropriate structure for accomplishing the preceding method.

Abstract: A pipe supporting structure adaptable to be installed for use on machinery such as on a backhoe including an elongated member formed by angularly related portions including a first portion insertable into a pipe section to be supported from one end, the first portion having a pipe engaging member adjacent to the insertable end thereof for engaging the inner surface of the pipe section to be supported at an intermediate location therealong, another pipe engaging member on the elongated member spaced from the aforesaid pipe engaging member for engaging the outer surface of the pipe section adjacent to the end thereof into which the first portion is inserted, and a second portion of the elongated member having a portion thereon for attaching the structure to the machinery on which it is to be installed.

Abstract: A feed device on a drilling and bolting turret retains anchoring bolts, before they are driven into a bore in a subterranean structure. A centering member is supported by the front part of the turret and comprises a cylindrical housing into which a circular support plate of a bolt is introduced. The shank of the bolt is introduced laterally through an aperture in the centering member. A clamping jack of the rotary and linear type, actuates a push-rod which, when it is located opposite the centering member, makes it possible to push the plate of the bolt to the bottom of the housing and retain it there.

Abstract: Channel construction machinery is provided with a levelling and material lining application attachment to thus provide a continuous mode of channel construction operation in either the longitudinal or transverse direction of operation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the channel. The levelling and/or lining attachment is provided with at least one shaft which is mounted and driven so as to rotate. The length of the shaft is proportioned to the length of the embankment section to be worked on. Located about the circumference of the shaft are blade-like elements, whose surfaces are directed at an angle to the axis of the shaft. The shafts and angularly directed blades are mounted on implement carriers of the channel construction machine in a manner such that they oscillate by being connected to vibration actuators. The implement carriers, however, attached to the frame of the apparatus are isolated from the vibrations of the vibrator by damping elements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for a marine production riser system. The system includes a series of housing sections linked to form a vertical riser column. The integrity of the riser column is maintained by guidelines extending in tension between a subsea installation and a surface vessel. Each housing section has a plurality of passages extending therethrough. Fluid-handling lines retained within the passages are isolated from current forces by the housing sections. To utilize the invention, the nonbuoyant housing sections are positioned between the guidelines, are loosely banded to the guidelines, and are lowered to form the riser column. Fluid-handling lines are threaded through axially-coinciding passages located in each housing section and continuous throughout the riser column. The fluid-handling lines are connected at the sea floor and surface vessel to complete a fluid carrying system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector for taking over control of a submerged tool.The connector comprises two parts, a first part mounted on the tool, and a second part mounted on a movable control appliance. The tool is provided with energy distributors and mechanical actuators are mounted on the first connector part for operating the distributors. The control appliance comprises means for controlling the distributors and mechanical control members controlled thereby are mounted on the second connector part for acting on the actuators. A purely mechanical energy transmission is advantageously provided between the two connector parts.

Abstract: A method for controlling parametric variations in processes where one variable is subject to an exponential change with time. One application is particulary advantageous in underground mine roof bolting using mechanical anchors where a device utilizing the method can be employed to install mine roof bolts at varying initial tensions in such a manner that the bolt tensions found among a population of roof bolts converge to one tension value within one or two hours after installation due to individual differences in tension decay rate. Since roof bolt tension decay bears an exponential relationship to time, variability in bolt tension which develops after mentioned convergence has taken place is small for a long period of time, in marked contrast to a conventional installaton which is characterized by bolt tension variability which grows rapidly into a far wider range immediately after installation.

Abstract: An electric power actuated rubber tired carriage having a height profile substantially that of the tires on the wheels includes machinery for universally positioning in three separate degrees of motion a rotatable auger for drilling holes into mine tunnel walls. The drill rig comprises a square boom of variable length with a reciprocating auger mount with motor journalled thereabout to extend a parallel disposed drill of substantially the same length from the end of the boom into the drill hole. A power line retraction feature prevents fowling with drill rig movement. The rig carriage is short enough in length for transverse positioning across a tunnel width to drill holes at an acute angle to the ceiling wall for example, and bracing is mounted in these holes for supporting the ceiling. The drill is anchored in the tunnel floor.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for the continuous longitudinal construction for canals. The apparatus performs a series of sequential operations required for the construction of a canal. The apparatus performs planing of the surfaces of the sidewall slopes of the canal and the canal bed followed by a smooth surfacing of the planed surfaces with a suitable planing material.The apparatus during the canal construction adjusts to the angle defined by the opposed sloped walls of the canal and is adapted so that the ground-engaging carriages are held against the sloped walls. In this manner, the heavy bridging structures which, in the prior art, extend from one berm of the canal, across the canal, and to the other berm, are eliminated. In addition, two or more apparatus frames are pivotally connected one behind the other. In this manner, continuous adjusting at the connecting hinge is performed as the canal is constructed according to the varying parameters of the canal.

Abstract: Missiles located in the deeper (hard rock) portion of a shaft or tunnel are protected from damage during a nuclear attack by a mass of ice, preferably trumpet-shaped, located in the outermost portion (e.g., 600-900 meters). When missile egress is required, an ice-supported passageway is bored through the ice, preferably by melting. The trumpet shape assures a straight path for missile egress even if the shaft or tunnel should become transversely displaced by a cratering explosion against the surface.

Abstract: A method of constructing an in-ground liquid barrier in separate sections with liquid tight joints between the sections. A barrier area is excavated and the sections formed therein, preferrably by initially filling the excavation with a liquid sealing slurry and sequentially displacing portions of the slurry with a liquid impermeable barrier material to form barrier sections which are mutually abutting along leaky interfaces. A bore is drilled between adjacent sections in a direction generally transverse to the direction of leakage, and filled with a liquid sealing material to seal the joint. The sealing material preferrably comprises a dry, hydro-expandable bentonite composition which expands to form a slurry sealant by permitting liquid to seep between the barrier sections into the bore and contact the bentonite therein.

Abstract: An apparatus for bolting the roof of an underground mine is disclosed comprising a mobile frame, a boom extending from the frame and a housing provided at the end of the frame. The housing supports an upwardly extending stinger, a drilling mechanism including a drill centralizer having a central bore therethrough and a passageway in communication with the central bore, a device for delivering a container of roof bolting anchoring media through the passageway and through the drill centralizer and into a drilled hole, a device for indexing a roof bolt into alignment with the drilled hole and a spinner for driving the roof bolt into the drilled hole. The present invention also provides a method for bolting the roof of an underground mine comprising the steps of stinging a housing against the roof of the mine, moving a drill centralizer into communication with the roof and drilling a hole in the roof.

Abstract: An emergency communication system is provided in an underground mine having a plurality of locations capable of being mined. A cable extends from a central station to each of the mining locations. An emergency receiver ties into the cable located in each location and further connects to a load center which provides power to the mining equipment in that location. The emergency receiver further includes an alarm and an emergency switch and an oral communication system. A switchboard located at the central station is tied into the cable and is in independent signal communication with each location. The switchboard includes a power on/off switch and an oral communication system for each location. Activation of the system by the dispatcher or operator in the central station, or activation by a miner within a mining location, automatically turns off the power from the load center to the mining equipment in that location.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for installing an extending plate earth anchor using extension plates, a hydraulic jack which works against the side of the wall, and techniques for load stress distribution are shown and described.

Abstract: Method and installation for depositing materials on an ocean bed in accordance with a given line in which the autonomous vehicle is displaced on the ocean bed by accurately following said line, whereby the vehicle is provided with a hopper, a ship is moved on the surface of the ocean roughly in accordance with said line, the materials are discharged from this ship towards the hopper and are guided by means of a pipe suspended beneath the ship and whose lower end is not integral with the hopper, wherein the propulsion means of the pipe disposed at the lower end thereof are operated so that the lower end of the pipe is forced to remain above the hopper.

Abstract: Roof bolter and process for resin bolting a mine roof. The roof bolter comprises combined means for drilling and resin inserting in one position, means for bolt inserting in a second position, and means for positioning the roof bolter first into one and then into its second positions. The process comprises drilling a hole in the mine roof and inserting in tandem resin into the hole and, inserting into and securing a bolt within the hole. Preferably, the roof bolter and the process are automated and remotely controlled.The invention further includes a device designed for attachment to a three-position resin type roof bolter and for converting it to a two-position resin type roof bolter.

Abstract: A travelling mining appliance, particularly a travelling drilling and/or bolting appliance, having a protective roof. The appliance comprises a driving station used for controlling the movement of the appliance on the ground and a separate operating station, located on the side of the appliance, for controlling the drilling and/or bolting device. According to the invention, the roof is mounted to pivot on the appliance about a vertical axis. It is thus able to move in an angular manner between a first position in which it is located above and protects the driving station, without projecting beyond the width of the appliance and a second position in which projects beyond the side of the appliance and is located above the operating station thus protecting the operator who is standing opposite this station.

Abstract: A mine roadway support stilt includes, on two opposing faces thereof, a plurality of deformable, longitudinally extending indentations and, on the remaining faces, additional indentations to inhibit improper insertion of the I-beam joist support normally received in said stilt.

Abstract: A modular riser tensioner has a frame (10) for mounting on a platform deck with air (16,18) and oil (20,22) accumulators mounted on a mounting frame and connected to cylinders (24-30) also on the mounting frame. A piston (32) located within the cylinders carries a riser tensioning ring (50) for supporting the riser. Pairs of cylinders are located on opposite sides of the riser and connected to an oil accumulator independent of the other cylinders.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for applying a succession of strips of mat to the roof of an underground mine working wherein the strips are applied by an applicator means mounted on a mining machine or other transporter means, and the lateral position of the applicator means is adjustable relatively to the mining machine or transporter means so that, despite lateral deviations of the latter when the mat is undergoing laying, each newly laid strip of mat can be brought into the desired lateral position with the nearer edges of the newly applied strip of mat and the last applied strip of mat is proximate relation. A sensing means providing an electrical output representative of the position of the last applied strip of mat serves through control means to control the operation of a pressure fluid double-acting piston and cylinder forming an actuating means for adjusting the lateral position of the mat applicator.

Abstract: This invention provides an impact-absorbing canopy for a vehicle. The canopy includes the following: (1) a main section having supports extending over the operating station, with first and second longitudinally-spaced pivots mounted to the supports; (2) an impact section having first and second pivot arms pivotally mounted to and extending laterally from the first and second pivots, respectively, the first and second pivot arms including first and second pivotal cover mounts, respectively; and (3) an impact section cover plate pivotally mounted to the first and second pivotal cover mounts, positioned above in concealing relation with the first and second pivot arms and the first and second pivots so that the impact section cover plate is mounted to pivot in a fore-and-aft direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for lengthening or shortening a pole supporting lines, such as electric power and telephone lines. The method includes the providing of a stub adapted to be joined in abutting end-to-end relationship with the lower end of the pole to form a lower extension and support for the pole. The pole is raised vertically until its lowermost end portion is clear of the ground so that a lower end portion of the pole can be sized, as necessary, for reception by a mechanism joining the pole and stub. If necessary, the length of the pole is also shortened to provide a desired combined length. After the lower end has been sized, the pole and stub are joined to each other so that they constitute, in effect, a substantially rigid continuation of each other. The pole and stub are then vertically lowered into the ground to a required depth and the ground is consolidated around the base of the stub. The apparatus includes appropriate structure for accomplishing the preceding method.

Abstract: Improved apparatus is provided for forming or erecting concrete loaded supporting means for supporting undersea pipelines at all depths and in the presence of undulating sea beds characterized by providing suspendable service module or frame means provided with pumpable concrete carrying means, vertical articulated positioning arm means mounted at one end to one end of the service module means with the one end thereof having means for releasably engaging concrete receiving pipe support module means, means for actuating the articulated positioning arm to place the support module beneath the undersea pipe to be supported, means operatively associated with the vertical articulated positioning arm and the concrete carrying means for transferring cement from the concrete carrying means to the support module.

Abstract: A flexible and pivotable connection for the top of a cold water conduit 8 to a floating device 1-3 provided with means for the conversion of energy based on the temperature difference between surface water and deep sea water supplied by the conduit. The connection supports the top of the conduit by means of flexible cables to a central core 7 guided and fixed in a sleeve 5, 6 of the floating device. The flexible cables 10, 11 partly extend horizontally from the lower end of the core to a top ring 9 of the conduit, and partly from the lower end of the core downwardly towards a lower annular portion 12 of the conduit.

Abstract: A flexible conduit for carrying cold ocean water at great depths to the surface comprises a plurality of spaced, heavy annular rings 1 of concrete or the like between which are mounted tubes 2 of flexible material which form the walls of the conduit. The tubes may bear the tension load of the rings directly, or they may be suspended from loosely mounted rods 6 or cables 11.

Abstract: A high strength, modular screw anchor is disclosed which exhibits enhanced failure resistance notwithstanding use of essentially the same amount of material as conventional anchors, and which can be installed using existing installation equipment. The preferred screw anchors of the invention include an elongated rod having one or more separate, specialized anchor members supported thereon, and an improved, obliquely oriented, beveled earth-penetrating lead to facilitate installation, particularly in rocky soils. The anchor member includes a tubular, central, rod-receiving hub presenting a polygonal in cross-section bore therethrough, and an outwardly extending helical blade affixed to and coaxial with the hub.