A method of providing a buoyant concrete support structure 10 for an offshore installation, such as a wind turbine. A monolithic multicellular concrete member 11 is formed with at least five cells 14 arranged circumferentially around a central vertical longitudinal axis 20. The diameter of each cell is smaller than a diameter of a circumference along which the cells are arranged. The cells are formed as vertically-extending hollow elements with an enclosed bottom portion provided below a hollow central void 15 thereabove. The cells are formed contemporaneously such that all of the cells are integrally-formed with each other in unison to provide the seamless monolithic multicellular concrete member. The cells are coherent such that each cell shares a common wall portion 40 with an adjacent cell. A support structure formed using the method is also disclosed.


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    Title :

    Apparatus and associated methods


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-05-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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