Abstract: Estimation of spudcan penetration resistance is an important design step to guarantee the stability and functionality of offshore mobile jack-up units. Dependence on in situ penetrometer test data to evaluate the stratigraphy ...

Abstract: A series of centrifuge model tests of the lateral response of a fixed-head single pile in soft clay is reported. Both monotonic and cyclic episodes of loading are described, with varying amplitude and with intervening ...

Abstract: Estimation of soil behavior type from cone penetration testing, and the interpretation of dissipation tests, is complicated in intermediate soil types, such as silty sands, sandy silts, etc., where partial consolidation ...

Abstract: The uniaxial vertical bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on homogeneous undrained clay is investigated with finite element analyses, using both Tresca and von Mises soil models. Results are compared ...

Abstract: The undrained remolded shear strength of soft clays is of importance in geosystem design, particularly for offshore structures. Common methods to estimate remolded shear strength, such as correlations with cone penetration ...

Abstract: Pile drivability predictions require information on the pile geometry, impact hammer, and the soil resistance to driving (SRD). Current SRD prediction methods are based on databases of long slender piles from the oil and ...