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: This paper describes an experimental investigation of a squeeze film damper for the control of rotor amplitudes. From direct measurements of the transmitted force and the velocity of the damper ...

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: Theoretical models for hydraulic network analysis often assume idealized pipe networks. Practical network packages, however, allow for a variety of necessary controlling elements. Sometimes these are introduced as generalized ...

Abstract: The distribution of suspended sediment in the combined wave‐current motion is theoretically predicted in the case of a plane bed. This will be the case if the wave‐induced motion close to the bed is sufficiently strong. ...

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 ...