Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gravity anchor
French translation:
systeme d'ancrage gravitaire
Oct 18, 2005 09:34
18 yrs ago
English term
david angel (X)
gravity anchor
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
The phrase occurs in a marine contract, specifying "removal of gravity anchors should this be required.@
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 | système gravitaire (SG) d'ancrage, embase d'ancrage gravitaire |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Change log
Oct 18, 2005 10:16: Nikki Scott-Despaigne changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English to French"
Proposed translations
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
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système gravitaire (SG) d'ancrage, embase d'ancrage gravitaire
Terme trouvé dans la construction offshore et le désarmemnt.
In (5) the « installation flottante » could well be a « plateforme gravitaire ».
The Canadian firm Technip seems to be one of the leaders in anchoring systems for floating installations.
1 - http://www.gtrmarble.com/html/glossary.asp
GRAVITY ANCHOR (US): Anchor that transfers the weight of the stone unit to the structure. Also: load bearing fixing (UK), and relieving support (US).
2 - http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Sxh4Pw0Nv_kJ:www.gomr.m...
Gravity anchor – crude form of anchor which generally consists of a concrete block, often cast with scrap iron to increase its weight. This type of anchor is not as efficient as a drag-embedment anchor except when used on very soft or very hard (i.e. stone) bottoms.
(Syn. Clump weight)
3 - http://www.supergen-marine.org.uk/documents/presentations/Pu...
4 - http://www.strath.ac.uk/Other/supergen-marine/documents/pape...
horizontal holding capacity generated by dead weight providing friction between seabed and anchor
5 - www.admi.net/jo/20010922/MAEJ0130058D.html
une quelconque embase d'ancrage en béton associée à une installation flottante, embase ne suscitant aucune gêne des autres utilisations légitimes de la mer ….
6 - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate-forme_pétrolière
• Sol
Le sol joue un rôle très important dans la conception d'une plate-forme fixe. La plate-forme repose sur le sol et doit donc comporter des fondations. Dans le cas d'une plateforme flottante, le sol est moins important car il ne sert qu'à l'ancrage.
7 - http://www.cnlopb.nl.ca/publicat/other/d00_01/french/toc-fr....
Plate-forme gravitaire Plate-forme de forage en béton dont la stabilité est due uniquement à son propre poids sur le fond océanique et sur laquelle s'érigent les superstructures.
8 - http://www.acoa.ca/f/library/reports/natural_gas_part2.pdf
Cf. p 22 pour illustration
Et suite, « système gravitaire » (SG)
Finally,try a websearch for HIBERNIA and you may well get what you need.
In (5) the « installation flottante » could well be a « plateforme gravitaire ».
The Canadian firm Technip seems to be one of the leaders in anchoring systems for floating installations.
1 - http://www.gtrmarble.com/html/glossary.asp
GRAVITY ANCHOR (US): Anchor that transfers the weight of the stone unit to the structure. Also: load bearing fixing (UK), and relieving support (US).
2 - http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Sxh4Pw0Nv_kJ:www.gomr.m...
Gravity anchor – crude form of anchor which generally consists of a concrete block, often cast with scrap iron to increase its weight. This type of anchor is not as efficient as a drag-embedment anchor except when used on very soft or very hard (i.e. stone) bottoms.
(Syn. Clump weight)
3 - http://www.supergen-marine.org.uk/documents/presentations/Pu...
4 - http://www.strath.ac.uk/Other/supergen-marine/documents/pape...
horizontal holding capacity generated by dead weight providing friction between seabed and anchor
5 - www.admi.net/jo/20010922/MAEJ0130058D.html
une quelconque embase d'ancrage en béton associée à une installation flottante, embase ne suscitant aucune gêne des autres utilisations légitimes de la mer ….
6 - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate-forme_pétrolière
• Sol
Le sol joue un rôle très important dans la conception d'une plate-forme fixe. La plate-forme repose sur le sol et doit donc comporter des fondations. Dans le cas d'une plateforme flottante, le sol est moins important car il ne sert qu'à l'ancrage.
7 - http://www.cnlopb.nl.ca/publicat/other/d00_01/french/toc-fr....
Plate-forme gravitaire Plate-forme de forage en béton dont la stabilité est due uniquement à son propre poids sur le fond océanique et sur laquelle s'érigent les superstructures.
8 - http://www.acoa.ca/f/library/reports/natural_gas_part2.pdf
Cf. p 22 pour illustration
Et suite, « système gravitaire » (SG)
Finally,try a websearch for HIBERNIA and you may well get what you need.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, Nikki."
Discussion
Nikki: The English says: Additionally the scope of work provides the following options:
Additional Years Maintenance
Decommissioning of the mooring on completion of trials but leaving gravity base arrangements on the seabed.
Removal of gravity anchors should thids be required.