Patent ID: 9399878
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B63B,E02D,E04H,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A foundation system for a structure, comprising, a containment vessel configured to hold a buffer medium, the containment vessel placed on a ground; and a construction platform formed above the containment vessel wherein the construction platform including the structure is configured to float on the buffer medium wherein the buffer medium is a liquid and an additive is mixed with the liquid to change its density; one or more cantilevered columns anchored beneath the containment vessel and passing through an aperture in the construction platform; wherein the construction platform is positioned relative to sides of the containment vessel and the aperture is sized such that during an earthquake the containment vessel can move from side to side while the construction platform floats above it allowing seismic forces transferred from the ground to the construction platform to be minimized and wherein one or more cantilevered columns allow the construction to rise vertically relative to the containment vessel while remaining over the containment vessel and wherein during flood conditions a bottom of the construction platform is allowed to rise above a top of the containment vessel along.