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tension-leg platform – плавуча платформа з натяжними
опорами
TLPs (Tension-leg Platforms) – Плавучі платформи з натяжним
опорами
truss – балка, балкова ферма
tubular – трубчастий

Exercises

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box
below
1. The … platform is the world's largest oil platform.
2. … are built on concrete and/or steel legs anchored directly
onto the seabed, supporting a deck with space for drilling rigs,
production facilities and crew quarters.
3. Compliant towers are designed to sustain significant …
and forces, and are typically used in water depths ranging from
1,500 and 3,000 feet.
4. Semi-submersible rigs can be moved from place to place
and can be lowered into or raised by altering the amount of … in
buoyancy tanks.
5. … platforms, as the name suggests, are platforms that can
be jacked up above the sea, by dint of legs than can be lowered
like jacks.
6. … towers consist of narrow, flexible towers and a piled
foundation supporting a conventional deck for drilling and
production operations.
7. Semi-submersible Platforms have legs of sufficient … to
cause the structure to float, but of weight sufficient to keep the
structure upright.
8. Tension-leg Platforms consist of floating rigs tethered to
the seabed in a manner that eliminates most … movement of the
structure.
9. … have been designed in three configurations.

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