... foundation embedded in clay. Comparisons with laboratory model tests were also made to verify the accuracy of the proposed analytical method. Parametric studies were conducted to investigate the effects of key factors on the pullout resistance of caisson. This study found the pullout force nonlinearly...

... foundation-monopile-turbine system are mostly affected by the flexural stiffness of the foundation plate, the elastic and creep behavior of the soil, and the inertia (translational and rotational) of the wind turbine mass. The design of the foundation should consider the dynamic response of the soil...

... the translation and rotation of NAP. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant Nos. 51509058 and 51679055. The National Defense Foundation of China (NDFC) under Grant No. 0104038. C c = force centroid in the compressive parts of ship section...

... structures Structural mechanics Moored production systems Foundation Ships in ice By harvesting more wind energy in far offshore environment, the deep-sea floating type offshore wind turbines have great potential to generate more power. However, excessive vibration in the offshore environmental...

... Design Foundation Flexible pipes are composed by many layers that can be roughly divided into two major groups: cylindrical and helical layers. The cylindrical layers are, majorly, the plastic layers. Their main function is to provide waterproofness and maintain the other components in position...

...James P. Doherty; Barry M. Lehane Pile foundation design is conventionally conducted using a process of trial and error, where the dimensions of a pile are estimated and the performance is computed and compared with design criteria. The dimensions are varied and the process is repeated in order...

... received February 10, 2018; published online April 19, 2018. Assoc. Editor: David R. Fuhrman. 15 05 2017 10 02 2018 Geotechnology Foundation Many offshore engineering structures need to be built in the clay seabed, including pile foundations, suction anchors, and other...

...Yu Ping Li; Jiang Tao Yi; Fook Hou Lee Up to now, the postconsolidation bearing capacity enhancement of jack-up spudcan foundation has been explored using centrifuge model tests and numerical analyses, which however ignored the realistic jack-up lattice leg. This paper investigates both typical...

... wires, (6) exterior anti-wear tape, (7) exterior tensile armor wires, (8) anti-birdcaging tape, and (9) exterior plastic sheath (Fig. 1 ). Offshore pipelines Risers Structural mechanics Moorings Cable dynamics Foundation 11 07 2015 19 01 2018 Contributed by the Ocean...

... degradation effect is accounted for. The proposed method allows offshore foundation installation processes such as dynamically installed offshore anchors, free-falling penetrometer, and submarine landslides to be more realistically analyzed through effective stress calculations. 1 Corresponding author...

... Offshore safety Probabilistic models Reliability based codes Structural mechanics Structural safety Foundation Forces Motions Risk analysis Offshore reliability Reliability based guideliens Offshore structures are truly imperative for crude oil and gas industry, which is one...

... NGINEERING . Manuscript received January 1, 2017; final manuscript received September 30, 2017; published online November 16, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou. 01 01 2017 30 09 2017 Geotechnology Structural mechanics Foundation The offshore jack-up rig...

... Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2015QNA63). National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51304209). Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant Nos. BK20141135 and BK20140203). References [1] Sheng , T. B. , and Wei , S. Y...

...Arash Shahbaztabar; Ahmad Rahbar Ranji Free vibration analysis of functionally graded (FG) rectangular plates on two-parameter elastic foundation and vertically coupled with fluid is the objective of this work. The fluid domain is considered to be infinite in length, but it is bounded in depth...

... conditions. These two works need further investigations. The OMNI-Max anchor is apt to present a three-dimensional behavior under an extreme loading. Simulating the three-dimensional anchor behaviors is also an attractive work. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51539008...

... Foundation Offshore reliability Flexible pipes are multilayered components used by offshore industry in oil exploitation plants. They are usually subjected to external pressure, since they are submerged. In normal situations, the external sheath does not permit the external water penetration...

..., 2017. Assoc. Editor: Lizhong Wang. 13 06 2016 06 03 2017 Geotechnology Soil-pipeline interaction Structural mechanics Foundation A global trend in both the offshore oil and gas industry and the offshore renewable energy industry is to develop energy infrastructure...

... manuscript received February 10, 2017; published online May 5, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Solomon Yim. 18 07 2015 10 02 2017 Structural mechanics Foundation Aluminum alloys are increasingly employed in many ship and offshore structures [ 1 ]. This development has primarily been...

... ]. To perform a location assessment, certain data must be collected such as rig data, geotechnical data, environmental data, and site data. These data are used to evaluate the structural integrity, foundational bearing force, and overturning stability of the vessel in operation mode at the specific location [ 5...

... in project cost by delivering equivalent volume throughput at higher pressures in relatively smaller diameter pipeline with lower wall thickness requirements. Offshore pipelines Pipeline technology Structural mechanics Foundation Bifurcation analysis can extract eigenvectors that can seed...