Abstract: Penetration of skirts is an essential design issue for offshore skirted foundations and anchors in sand. Skirts may not penetrate far enough into dense sand by the available submerged weight alone. It may therefore be ...

Abstract: Offshore structures for oil and gas exploitation are designed to accommodate severe environments with large cyclic loads. These structures are either founded directly on the seabed, or they are moored to anchors installed ...

Abstract: Cyclic loading of saturated sand under partially drained conditions may lead to accumulated strains, pore pressure buildup, and consequently reduced effective stress, stiffness, and shear strength. This will affect the ...