Abstract: The effect of foundation embedment on consolidation has not been considered previously in a systematic manner, although this is of particular interest for offshore foundations, where embedment is provided by skirts that ...

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: Estimation of a footing’s bearing capacity under general loading is a topic of wide interest, especially for the offshore energy industry. Although there have been several studies in the past few decades on shallow footings ...

Abstract: Field observations of semitaut mooring systems have shown severe trench development in front of suction caissons. Trenches extend back from where the chain emerges from the seabed under ambient mooring loads to relatively ...