Offshore Geotechnical Engineering Principles and practice

thom Q Offshore geotechnical • • engineering Principles and practice E. T. R. Dean Offshore geotechnical engineering Principles and practice [...]... environmental and financial cost of failure can be higher Like onshore geotechnical engineering, offshore geotechnical engineering involves strong interactions with other branches of engineering, 1 Offshore geotechnical engineering particularly structural engineering, and with geology and geophysics Construct ability and installability are important aspects of design, as are reliability and robustness... oil and gas platforms, offshore windfarm structures and artificial islands Offshore geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the assessment of geohazards for these structures, and the design, construction, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of their foundations It differs from onshore geotechnical engineering in several ways: • • • • • • • • • the clients and. .. xxvi e Standards and codes of practice ABS Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Installation (1983) Guide for Building and Classing Offshore LNG Terminals (2003) ASTM Vol 04.08, Soils and Rock (1) Vol 04.09, Soils and Rock (2) API RP2A Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms WSD: Working Stress Design, 21st edition (2000) and supplements 1 to 3 (2005, 2007) LRFD: Load and Resistance... Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Millpress Science Publishers, Vol 1, • ISSMGE TC1 2005 Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigations for Offshore and Nearshore Developments Technical Committee 1 of 123-176 xi • • • • the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Downloadable from www.offshoregeohazards.org Lunne, T., Robertson, P.K and Powell, J.J.M 1997...Preface Interest in the construction and development of offshore structures is increasing for several reasons Demand for hydrocarbons makes offshore oil and gas commercially attractive Increasing interest in renewable energy has made offshore wind farms attractive, and wave, current, and tidal energy systems will soon be financially viable And artificial islands provide real estate not available... Canadian Standards Association, Code for the Design, Construction and Installation of Fixed Offshore Structures DNV Offshore standards (OS) and recommended practices (RP), including: Classification Note 30.4: Foundations OS-J101: Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures RP-C205: Environmental Conditions and Environmental Loads RP -C207: Statistical Representation of Soil Data RP-E301: Design and Installation... www.sciencedirect.com Soils and Foundations, www.jiban.or.jp Geotechnical information and downloads Geotechnical Engineering Directory, www.geotechnicaldirectory.com Geotech Links, www.geotechlinks.com Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory, www.ggsd.com Internet for Civil Engineers, www-icivilengineer.com xxxii 1 Introduction This chapter describes the nature of the offshore civil engineering industry,... of the offshore civil engineering industry, the main types of offshore structure, the geohazards and environmental conditions to which they are subject, and the role of geotechnical engineering in their planning, design, construction, installation, monitoring and decommissioning 1.1 Nature of offshore geotechnical engineering 1.1.1 General Offshore structures are structures that are placed in specific... in Geotechnical Engineering Blackie Academic and Professional Schnaid, F 2009 In Situ Testing in Geotechnics: The Main Tests Taylor and Francis Davis, R.O and Selvadurai, A.P.S 1996 Elasticity and Geornechanics Cambridge University Press Davis, R.O and Selvadurai, A.p.s 2002 Plasticity and Geomechanics Cambridge University Press The offshore industry is very innovative Research is well funded, and. .. many offshore structures are large (many stand over 100 m above the seabed, and some are considerably taller) the design life of an offshore structure is typically in the range 2550 years most offshore structures are constructed in parts onshore, and are assembled offshore ground improvement is feasible offshore, but rather more expensive a larger range of geohazards can affect offshore structures offshore . Offshore geotechnical • • engineering Principles and practice E. T. R. Dean Offshore geotechnical engineering Principles and practice