Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the load capacity and trajectory of a drag embedment anchor in a soft seabed. Anchor capacity relationships are developed for an idealized anchor comprising a rectangular fluke and a ...

Abstract: The need for obtaining estimates of undrained shear strength of shallow seafloor sediments often arises in offshore engineering practice. Impact penetrometers offer a promising means of obtaining strength estimates in such ...

Abstract: Shallow slide failures in embankments constructed of high plasticity clays create costly maintenance problems on highway projects and can threaten the integrity of water-retaining earth structures. This paper investigates ...

Abstract: The oil industry’s success in finding hydrocarbons in deep water has led to a number of important economic and technical challenges involving, among others, new drilling procedures, new structural concepts and configurations, ...

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between the sediment resisting force and embedment depth for horizontal cylinders in a vertical trench. Plane-strain calculations of collapse loads are performed for a series of ...