Abstract: The paper presents a procedure to calculate the bearing capacity for foundations subjected to a combination of static and cyclic loads under undrained conditions. The term cyclic shear strength is defined, and laboratory ...

Abstract: The paper begins with a brief overview of some of the foundation design problems for gravity structures subjected to combinations of static and cyclic loads under undrained conditions and specifies soil data needed to ...

Abstract: The penetration resistance of a cylindrical T-bar penetrometer in soft clay is affected by features such as anisotropy, high strain rates, and gradual strain-softening during passage of the T-bar. In order to evaluate these ...

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: Five model tests were performed to qualify the concept of a monobase gravity platform for the Troll Field in the North Sea. These tests were designed to simulate the conditions for a platform situated in deep water

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: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) currently is developing a mat-supported wellhead production platform concept as an alternative solution to conventional jacket platforms in shallow-water oil fields. The ...

Abstract: The paper presents the interpretation of five model tests on soft clay performed to qualify the concept of a monobase gravity platform for the Troll Field in the North Sea. The test program contained one static, one static ...

Abstract: A description of and selected test results for four field model tests are presented. The model tests were designed to simulate the conditions of a suction anchor for a tension‐leg platform in soft clay. The intention of ...