Advances in offshore geotechnics : proceedings of ISOG2019 /: proceedings of ISOG2019. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: ISOG 2019
• Further Information: Note: Sumanta Haldar, Shantanu Patra, Ravindra K. Ghanekar, editors.
• Other Names: Haldar, Sumanta; Patra, Shantanu; Ghanekar, Ravindra K; Indian Symposium on Offshore Geotechnics, 1st
• Contents: Intro -- Committees -- Organizing Committee -- Advisory Committee -- Preface -- Reviewers -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Design of Anchoring Systems for Deep Water Soft Sediments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Drag Anchors -- 3 Anchor Piles -- 4 Suction Caissons -- 4.1 Operational Capacity of Suction Caissons -- 4.2 Embedded Anchor Chain and Tension Profiles -- 4.3 Trenching -- 5 Gravity Installed Torpedo Anchors -- 6 Plate Anchors -- 6.1 Suction Embedded Plate Anchors -- 6.2 Dynamically Embedded Plate Anchors -- 6.3 Ultimate Embedment Depth of Diving Anchors 7 Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Use of Onshore Test Sites for Offshore Geotechnical Problems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International Test Sites -- 2.1 UK National Test Soft Clay Site at Bothkennar and Glacial Test Site in Cowden -- 2.2 National Geotechnical Experimentation (NGES) Sites in USA -- 2.3 National Soft Soil Field Testing Facility (NFTF) Australia -- 2.4 Norwegian Test Sites -- 2.5 Other International Test Sites -- 3 Examples of Practical Use of Test Sites -- 3.1 Developing Soil Characterization Equipment and Procedures 4 Use of Test Sites for Verifying Foundation Solutions -- 4.1 Snorre Tension-Leg Platform -- 4.2 Developing Procedures for Lateral Capacity of Monopiles for Offshore Wind in the UK -- 4.3 Use of Torpedo-Anchors with Piezocone for Deepwater Floating Structures -- 5 Some Suggestions for Indian Scenario -- 6 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Optimising Geotechnical Engineering Models (GEMs) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Review of the Four Gs -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 Geomorphology -- 2.3 Geology -- 2.4 Geophysics -- 2.5 Geotechnics -- 3 Geotechnical Assessments -- 3.1 General 3.2 Geotechnical Fieldwork -- 3.3 Accounting for Engineering Application -- 3.4 Understanding Uncertainty -- 3.5 Sample Disturbance -- 3.6 Geotechnical Unitisation -- 3.7 Applying Statistics -- 3.8 Estimating Characteristic Values and Profiles -- 4 Assessing Gem Optimisation -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Geotechnical Engineering Model (GEM) Checklist -- Appendix 2: Details of New Sample Quality Assessment (SQA) Method -- References -- Lattice Leg-Soil Interaction Effects in Deeply Embedded Spudcan Foundations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil Backflow and Bearing Behaviour -- 3 Punchthrough 4 Bending Moment and Fixity -- 5 Extraction -- 6 Conclusion-Re-Thinking the Spudcan Foundation? -- References -- Developing Screw Piles for Offshore Renewable Energy Application -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Historical Research on Screw Based Piling Systems at the University of Dundee -- 2 Areas of Screw Pile Development -- 2.1 Structural and Load Carrying Capacity -- 2.2 Installation Requirements -- 2.3 Other Areas of Development -- 3 Future Research Direction -- 4 Summary and Conclusions -- References
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Subjects: 627.98; Marine geotechnics -- Congresses; Ocean engineering; Engineering geology; Foundations; Hydraulics; Geotechnical engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811568329; 9811568324
• Related ISBNs: 9811568316; 9789811568312
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