Figure 20. NUC's Pop-Up Launcher II. (From Gardner et al., 1969. 



Twenty-one mooring piles were also installed in the seafloor surrounding 

 the pop-up launchers. These 24-inch-diameter by 36-foot-long, drilled-in, grout- 

 filled, pipe piles are similar to those used for the camera support. One of the 

 mooring piles was tested in 1964 to evaluate its lateral load capability. Figures 

 21 and 22 show the in-situ test setup. A lateral load of 50,000 pounds caused 

 a maximum deflection of 1/2 inch and maximum angle of deflection of 25 min- 

 utes. 



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