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ANALYSIS OF UNDERWATER REPAIR TECHNOLOGY ON THE... I. GARA?I?, S. KRALJ, Z. KO?UH,UDC 621.791:629.56322 M. PACAK Ivica GARA?I?1 Slobodan KRALJ1 Analysis of Underwater Repair Zoran KO?UH1 Miroslav PACAK2 Technology on the Jack-Up Platform Spud Can Professinal paper Underwater welding has been used widely in construction and maintenance of off-shore facilities. With state-of-the-art equipment and ? ller materials it is possible to achieve high quality of welded joints, particularly if underwater dry welding is applied. On the other hand, wet under- water welding has several advantages from the aspects of ? exibility and cost ef? ciency, but some serious problems could emerge due to weld quality and safety of divers. In this paper analysis of applicable technologies of underwater repair of a jack-up platform spud can is made, including description of possible problems that may occur. Also, a comment on speci? c details of proposed techniques has been given and a comparative analysis of considered techniques focused on the Authors’ Addresses (Adrese autora): economic and technological aspects of repair has been made. 1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Keywords: jack-up platform, underwater welding and Naval Architecture, Department of Welded Structures, University of Analiza tehnologija podvodnog popravka