Patent Document ID: 9471721
Application ID: 14730278
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A process for making a foundation system for a platform, the foundation system capable of harmonic resonation at a natural frequency due to movement of the equipment on the platform, including the steps of: a) obtaining design data relating to the load and the soil characteristics; b) performing one or more modal tests on a pile member installed in the soil to determine the natural frequency of the pile member; c) performing one or more vibration tests on a pile member installed in the soil to determine the stiffness of the pile member; d) forming a model of the foundation system using the data obtained in steps a)-c), the model including a skid platform, vertical pile members, and adjustable pile members; e) testing, in silico, how the model responds to frequencies in a range of the equipment; f) adjusting, in silico, the model to satisfy design criteria; g) forming, in silico, a plan of a foundation system based on the adjusted model; h) installing the foundation system based on the plan; i) performing vibration tests on the installed foundation system, and measuring vibration levels; and j) adjusting the foundation system to avoid resonance at a natural frequency by one of stiffen vibrations and dampen vibrations.