In deep offshore structure: what is the meaning of SPAR?

Question

In deep offshore structure: what is the meaning of SPAR?

Answer 1

i believe it stands for:

Steel Pile(s) Anchored Rig (SPAR)

There are two types:

- Multiple piles rigs

- Single pile rigs

Answer 2

*SPAR :

Seagoing Platform for Acoustic Research.

[SPAR (Seagoing Platform for Acoustic Research) is a stable oceanographic platform designed for precise study of the basic acoustic and oceanographic characteristics of the ocean. When operating at sea, the platform is placed in the vertical position with six-sevenths of its surface underwater.]

[spar:

A pole supporting a sail or rigging. Spars on a boat include the boom, outrigger, mast, gaff, spinnaker pole, and sprits. A spar buoy is a buoy with a tall pole.]

http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getR...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/s...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigging

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