Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II (Hardcover)

1 Keynotes A systematic approach to offshore engineering for multiple-project developments in geohazardous areasT.G. Evans Recommended best practice for geotechnical site characterisation of cohesive offshore sedimentsD.J. DeGroot, T. Lunne & T.I. Tjelta Gulf of Guinea deepwater sediments: Geotechnical properties, design issues and installation experiencesJ.-L. Colliat, H. Dendani, A. Puech & J.-F. Nauroy Geotechnics for subsea pipelinesD.J. White & D.N. Cathie Axial and lateral pile design in carbonate soilsC.T. Erbrich, M.P. O’Neill, P. Clancy & M.F. Randolph New frontiers for centrifuge modelling in offshore geotechnicsC. Gaudin, E.C. Clukey, J. Garnier & R. Phillips Risk and reliability on the frontier of offshore geotechnicsR.B. Gilbert, J.D. Murff & E.C. Clukey 2 Geohazards and gas hydrates Neotectonic deformation of northwestern Australia: Implications for oil and gas developmentJ.V. Hengesh, K. Wyrwoll & B.B. Whitney Deepwater Angola part I: Geohazard mitigationA.J. Hill, J.G. Southgate, P.R. Fish & S. Thomas Deepwater Angola part II: Geotechnical challengesA.J. Hill, T.G. Evans, B. Mackenzie & G. Thompson Shallow gas hazard linked to worldwide delta environmentsS. Kortekaas, E. Sens & B. Sarata Analysis of submarine flow slides in fine silty sandP.V. Lade & J.A.Yamamuro Hydrate dissociation around oil exploration infrastructureA.K. Sultaniya, J.A. Priest & C.R.I. Clayton An investigation of past mass movement events in the West Nile DeltaS. Thomas, L. Bell, K. Ticehurst & P.S. Dimmock Deformation of seabed due to exploitation of methane hydrate reservoirJ. Yoneda, M. Hyodo, Y. Nakata, N. Yoshimoto & R. Orense3 In situ site characterisation and pore pressure measurement A site investigation strategy to obtain fast-track shear strength design parameters in deep water soilsD. Borel, A. Puech & S. Po Enhancement of the ball penetrometer test with pore pressure measurementsN. Boylan, M.F. Randolph & H.E. Low Laboratory free falling penetrometer test into clayS.H. Chow & D.W. Airey Offshore sediment overpressures: Overview of mechanisms, measurement and modelingB. Dugan, T.C. Sheahan, J.M. Thibault & T.G. Evans Angolan deepwater soil conditions: GIS technology development for sediment characterizationP. Enjaume, M. Hamon, K. Epalanga & B. Mackenzie Strength measurement in very soft upper seabed sedimentsP. Kelleher, H.E. Low, C. Jones, T. Lunne, S. Strandvik & T.I. Tjelta CPT in polar snow ? preliminary observationsA.B. McCallum, A. Barwise & R. Santos Parametric study of a free-falling penetrometer in clay-like soilsM. Nazem & J.P. Carter The future of deepwater site investigation: Seabed drilling technology?J.J. Osborne, A.G. Yetginer, T. Halliday & T.I. Tjelta Mini T-bar testing at shallow penetrationA. Puech, M. Orozco-Calderon & P. Foray Piezometer installation in deepwater Norwegian SeaT.I. Tjelta & J. Strout Luva deepwater site investigation programme and findingsT.I. Tjelta & A.G. Yetginer Investigations into novel shallow penetrometers for fine-grained soilsY. Yan, D.J. White & M.F. Randolph Seabed drilling vs surface drilling ? a comparisonA.G. Yetginer & T.I. Tjelta 4 Soil characterisation and modelling Rheological behaviour of soft claysP.E.L. de Santa Maria, I.S.M. Martins & F.C.M. de Santa Maria A three-dimensional finite element study of the direct simple shear testJ.P. Doherty & M. Fahey Repeated loading and unloading of the seabedH.J.E. Hu, K.K. Tho, C.T. Gan, A.C. Palmer & C.F. Leung A new interpretation of the simple shear testH.A. Joer, C.T. Erbrich & S.S. Sharma Physical modelling of the crushing behaviour of granular materialsH.A. Joer & S.S. Sharma New evidence for the origin and behaviour of deep ocean ‘crusts’M.Y-H. Kuo, M.D. Bolton, A.J. Hill & M.J. Rattley Soil unit weight estimated from CPTu in offshore soilsP.W. Mayne, J. Peuchen & D. BouwmeesterStrain rate dependent simple shear behaviour of deepwater sediments in offshore AngolaM.J. Rattley, A.J. Hill, S. Thomas & B. Sampurno Simplified calibration procedure for a high-cycle accumulation model based on cyclic triaxial tests on 22 sandsT. Wichtmann, A. Niemunis & Th. Triantafyllidis Understanding cyclic loading behavior of soil for offshore applicationsJ. Yang 5 Shallow foundations Observations of shallow skirted foundations under transient and sustained upliftH.E. Acosta-Martinez, S. Gourvenec & M.F. Randolph Numerical study of grillage foundations on sand under combined VHM loadingM. Banimahd, A. Maconochie & J. Oliphant The vertical bearing capacity of grillage foundations in sandM.F. Bransby, P. Hudacsek, J.A. Knappett, M.J. Brown, N. Morgan, D.N. Cathie, R. Egborge, A. Maconochie, G.J. Yun, N. Brown & A. Ripley Behaviour of skirted footings on sand overlying clayC.T. Gan, K.L. Teh, C.F. Leung, Y.K. Chow & S. Swee Numerical study of piping limits for suction installation of offshore skirted foundations and anchors in layered sandL.B. Ibsen & C.L. Thilsted Shallow foundation performance in a calcareous sandB.M. Lehane A numerical study of the vertical bearing capacity of skirted foundationsD.S.K. Mana, S. Gourvenec & M.F. Randolph The effect of torsion on the sliding resistance of rectangular foundationsJ.D. Murff, C.P. Aubeny & M. Yang Foundation design challenges of the MCR-A skirted gravity platformL. Tapper, C. Humpheson & B.M. Lehane Constructing breakwater with prefabricated caissons on soft clayS. Yan, X. Feng & J. Chu 6 Piled foundations Simplified analysis of laterally loaded pile groupsF.M. Abdrabbo & K.E. Gaaver Behavior of piles under combined lateral and axial loadingM. Achmus & K. Thieken Investigations on the behavior of large diameter piles under cyclic lateral loadingM. Achmus, J. Albiker & K. Abdel-Rahman BP Clair phase 1 ? Pile driveability and capacity in extremely hard tillT.R. Aldridge, T.M. Carrington, R.J. Jardine, R. Little, T.G. Evans & I. Finnie Photoelastic investigation into plugging of open ended pilesJ. Dijkstra, E.A. Alderlieste & W. Broere Soil-pile interaction during extrusion of an initially deformed pileC.T. Erbrich, E. Barbosa-Cruz & R. Barbour BP Clair phase 1 ? Geotechnical assurance of driven piled foundations in extremely hard tillT.G. Evans, I. Finnie, R. Little, R.J. Jardine & T.R. Aldridge Pile driving experiences in Persian Gulf calcareous sandsK. Fakharian & I.H. Attar FLAC3D analysis on soil moving through pilesE.H. Ghee & W.D. Guo Cyclic loading of barrettes in soft calcareous rock using Osterberg cellsC.M. Haberfield, D.R. Paul, M.C. Ervin & G.A. Chapman Shaft capacity of drilled and grouted piles in calcareous sandstoneB.M. Lehane Numerical analysis of mudmat contribution to capacity of piled offshore platformsL.S.D. Lorenti, M.A. Ismail & B.M. Lehane Simplified numerical model for analysis of offshore piles under cyclic lateral loadingM.M. Memarpour, M. Kimiaei & M. Shayanfar Centrifuge modelling of rapid load tests with piles in silt and sandC.T. Nguyen, H. van Lottum, P. Holscher & A.F. van Tol Field measurements on monopile DolphinsA. Sadeghi-Hokmabadi & A. Fakher Behaviour of driven tubular steel piles in calcarenite for a marine jetty in Fujairah, United Arab EmiratesJ. Thomas, M. van den Berg, F. Chow & N. Maas CPT-Based design method for axial capacity of offshore piles in claysB.F.J. Van Dijk & H.J. Kolk 7 Foundations for renewable energy Evaluation of pile capacity approaches with respect to piles for wind energy foundations in the North SeaM. Achmus & M. Muller Installation of suction caissons for offshore renewable energy structuresO.J. Cotter, B.W. Byrne & G.T. Houlsby Lateral behaviour of large diameter monopiles at Sheringham Shoal Wind FarmL. Hamre, S. Feizi Khankandi, P.J. Strøm & C. Athanasiu Centrifuge modelling of offshore monopile foundationR.T. Klinkvort & O. Hededal Gravity based foundations for the Rødsand 2 offshore wind farm, DenmarkL. Krogh, J.H. Lyngs & J.S. Steenfelt Geotechnics for developing offshore renewable energy in the USM. Landon Maynard & J.A. Schneider Engineering issues for fixed offshore wind turbines on Lake Michigan Mid Lake Plateau, USAP.J. Lang, J.A. Schneider, K. Smith & T. McNeilan Centrifuge model tests on piled footings in clay for offshore wind turbinesB.M. Lehane, W. Powrie & J.P. Doherty Design of monopile foundations in sand for offshore windfarmsM. Saue, T.E. Langford & N. Mortensen Experimental evaluation of backfill in scour holes around offshore monopilesS.P.H. Sørensen, L.B. Ibsen & P. Frigaard An investigation of the use of a bearing plate to enhance the lateral capacity of monopile foundationsK.J.L. Stone, T.A. Newson, M. El Marassi, H. El Naggar, R.N. Taylor & R.J. GoodeyOptimizing site investigations and pile design for wind farms using geostatistical methods: A case studyB. Stuyts, V. Vissers, D.N. Cathie, C. Jaeck & S. Dorfeldt Towards the FE prediction of permanent deformations of offshore wind power plant foundations using a high-cycle accumulation modelT. Wichtmann, A. Niemunis & Th. Triantafyllidis Cyclic accumulation effects at foundations for offshore wind turbinesH. Wienbroer, H. Zachert, G. Huber, P. Kudella & Th. Triantafyllidis Study on soil-structure interaction of suction caisson by large-scale model testsB. Zhu, D.Q. Kong, L.G. Kong, R.P. Chen & Y.M. Chen 8 Jack-up units Simplified VH equations for foundation punch-through sand into clayJ.-C. Ballard, P. Delvosal, P.H. Yonatan, A. Holeyman & S. Kay Characterisation of undrained shear strength using statistical methodsB. Bienen, M.J. Cassidy, M.F. Randolph & K.L. Teh Centrifuge modelling of spudcan deep penetration in multi-layered soilsM.S. Hossain, M.F. Randolph & Y.N. Saunier A probabilistic approach to the prediction of spudcan penetration of jack-up unitsG.T. Houlsby An assessment of jackup spudcan extractionO.A. Purwana, H. Krisdani, X.Y. Zheng, M. Quah & K.S. Foo 3D FE analysis of the installation process of spudcan foundationsG. Qiu, S. Henke & J. Grabe Undrained bearing capacity of deeply embedded foundations under general loadingY. Zhang, B. Bienen, M.J. Cassidy & S. Gourvenec 9 Anchoring systems Trajectory prediction for drag embedment anchors under out of plane loadingC.P. Aubeny & C.-M. Chi Setup following keying of plate anchors assessed through centrifuge tests in kaolin clayA.P. Blake, C.D. O’Loughlin & C. Gaudin Seismically-induced displacements of a suction caisson in soft clayA.J. Brennan, S.P.G. Madabhushi & P. Cooper SEPLA keying prediction method based on full-scale offshore testsR.P. Brown, P.C. Wong & J.M. Audibert Set-up of suction piles in deepwater Gulf of Guinea claysJ.-L. Colliat & D. Colliard Centrifuge testing of suction piles in deepwater Nigeria clay ? Effect of stiffeners and set-up timeJ.-L. Colliat, H. Dendani, H.P. Jostad, K.H. Andersen, L. Thorel, J. Garnier & G. Rault Numerical FEM and laboratory study of the bearing capacity factor Nc for plate anchorsL.N. Equihua-Anguiano, M. Orozco-Calderon, P. Foray & M. Boulon Caisson capacity in clay: VHM resistance envelope ? Part 2: VHM envelope equation and design proceduresS. Kay & E. Palix Installation and in-place assessment of drag anchors in carbonate soilM.P. O’Neill, S.R. Neubecker & C.T. ErbrichCaisson capacity in clay: VHM resistance envelope ? Part 1: 3D FEM numerical studyE. Palix, T. Willems & S. Kay Numerical investigation of the behaviour of suction caissons in structured claysS. Panayides, M. Rouainia & A. Osman Cyclic moment loading of suction caissons in sandB. Zhu, B.W. Byrne & G.T. Houlsby 10 Pipelines and risers Multidirectional analysis of pipeline-soil interaction in clayR.G. Borges & J.R.M.S. Oliveira Geotechnical challenges for deepwater pipeline design ? SAFEBUCK JIPD.A.S. Bruton, M. Carr & F. Sinclair Large deformation finite element analysis of vertical penetration of pipelines in seabedS. Chatterjee, M.F. Randolph, D.J. White & D. Wang Implementation of geotechnical techniques in the analysis of pipeline responseG. Cumming & N. Brown Lateral soil resistance to an untrenched pipeline under the action of ocean currentsF.P. Gao, S.M. Yan, E.Y. Zhang, Y.X. Wu & X. Jia Vertical cyclic testing of model steel catenary riser at large scaleT.E. Langford & V.M. Meyer Kupe gas project pipeline ? optimisation of discrete rock berm design shore approachB.L. Larsson Model test studies on soil restraint to pipelines buried in sandR. Liu, S.W. Yan & J. Chu Pipe-soil interaction on clay with a variable shear strength profileD.R. Morrow & M.F. Bransby Sweeping behaviour of shallowly-embedded pipeline during cyclic lateral movementT. Takatani Advanced nonlinear hysteretic seabed model for dynamic fatigue analysis of steel catenary risersI.H.Y. Ting, M. Kimiaei & M.F. Randolph Mobilization distance in uplift resistance modeling of pipelinesJ. Wang, S.K. Haigh, N.I. Thusyanthan & S. Mesmar Theoretical, numerical and field studies of offshore pipeline sleeper crossingsZ.J. Westgate, M.F. Randolph, D.J. White & P. Brunning Observations of pipe-soil response from the first deep water deployment of the SMARTPIPE® D.J. White, A.J. Hill, Z.J. Westgate & J.-C. Ballard 11 Trenching, ploughing, excavation and burial Influence of object geometry on penetration into the seabedA. Ivanovi?, R.D. Neilson, G. Giuliani & M.F. Bransby Investigation into the effect of forecutters on plough performanceK.D. Lauder, M.J. Brown, M.F. Bransby & J. Pyrah State-of-the-art jet trenching analysis in stiff claysJ.B. Machin & P.A. Allan Numerical modelling of soil around offshore pipeline plough sharesW. Peng & M.F. BransbyAnchor?chain?rockfill?soil interaction: Evolution of design methodsH. van Lottum & H.J. Luger Development of a jet trenching model in sandJ.-F. Vanden Berghe, J. Pyrah, S. Goading & H. Capart 12 Design and risk Structural factors affecting the system capacity of jacket pile foundationsJ.Y. Chen, R.B. Gilbert, J.D. Murff, A.G. Young & F.J. Puskar The new API Recommended Practice for Geotechnical Engineering: RP 2GEOP. Jeanjean, P.G. Watson, H.J. Kolk & S. Lacasse Comparison of ISO 19901-2 and API RP 2A seismic design criteria for a site in the Caspian Sea, TurkmenistanZ.A. Lubkowski, J.E. Alarcon & Z.A. Razak Offshore geotechnics ? safe and sustainableJ. Peuchen & J. Haas