Abstract: Suction bucket jackets have been used as foundations for offshore wind turbines in intermediate water depths where layered soil stratigraphies are often encountered. Although suction installation in layered soils has been ...

Abstract: Accurate prediction of the embedment depth of surface-laid pipelines is fundamental to determine in-service performance, which is closely related to the resistance the seabed provides during pipe-lay. The presence of a ...

Abstract: Installation refusal is a key design consideration for suction buckets. Pressure cycling, whereby the bucket is cycled vertically by reversing the pump flow, has been identified as one of the potential strategies to overcome ...

Abstract: Suction buckets are becoming established as a viable foundation solution for offshore wind turbines. In sand, suction-induced seepage flow reduces effective stresses at the skirt tips, which decreases penetration resistance. ...