Patent ID: 6203248
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: E02B,E02D

Abstract:
A slide-resistant, bottom-founded structure for use over the waterbed of a relatively shallow waterway, comprising:at least one pile having a generally circular section and a top end movably mounted on said structure;a self-contained imbedment system operatively associated with said at least one pile and with said structure for imbedding said at least one pile into the earth foundation underneath said waterbed;said embedment system including a predetermined suction pump inside said at least one pile;said at least one pile having a length-to-diameter ratio sufficient to achieve said imbedment of said at least one pile using said predetermined suction pump; andsaid pump, in use, pumping out water from said at least one pile and creating therewithin a sufficient under-pressure to forcibly imbed said at least one pile into said earth foundation.