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Suction pile design, fabrication & installation

Suction Pile Design Fabrication & Installation from InterMoor

Acteon's structural and foundations engineers focus on the design, analysis, specification, fabrication, testing and installation of a variety of subsea foundations and unique installation aids.

For clients with complex problems involving suction pile design, fabrication and installation, Acteon can provide a solution.

Suction piles (also called suction caissons or suction anchors) are a long steel cylinder topped with a pile top or cap. The cap comprises valves to assist with embedment as well as connections that differ depending on the use of the pile.

Acteon’s engineering capabilities include:

  • Sizing of piles and mud mats (geotechnical)
  • Structural frame analysis
  • Finite element analysis
  • Fatigue analysis
  • Mechanical design
  • Lift and rigging design
  • Load testing.

Delivered by InterMoor

InterMoor is a world-leader in mooring technology, specialising in mooring assets from engineering and project management to provision of equipment to installation, inspection and repair.

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Acteon can also offer an integrated project management service. This involves managing the activities of one or more of our companies on a customer’s behalf and providing a single point of contact for all aspects of project management.

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Suction Pile Track Record

Acteon has designed and fabricated hundreds of suction piles, which have been installed and used in the most complex offshore energy projects.

Managed by InterMoor, a Moorings and Anchors brand in Acteon’s Engineering, Moorings and Foundations division, our facility in Morgan City has the capability to roll and fabricate piles from steel plate up to 2¼ inches thick (grade 50 material), up to 32 feet in diameter and 100+ feet in length.

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