Offshore geotechnical engineering : principles and practice

With activity in the engineering of offshore structures increasing around the world, this book offers an introduction to many of the core design and assessment skills required of those working in the sector, in accordance with the latest codes and standards.

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Main Author: Dean, E. T. R.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Thomas Telford, 2010.
Subjects:
Offshore structures.
Ocean engineering.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781628703931
1628703938
9780727740533
0727740539
9780727736413
0727736418
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 520 pages) : illustrations, maps.

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245 1 0 |a Offshore geotechnical engineering :  |b principles and practice /  |c E.T.R. Dean. 
260 |a London :  |b Thomas Telford,  |c 2010. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xxxii, 520 pages) :  |b illustrations, maps. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 8 |a With activity in the engineering of offshore structures increasing around the world, this book offers an introduction to many of the core design and assessment skills required of those working in the sector, in accordance with the latest codes and standards. 
505 0 |a Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Nature of offshore geotechnical engineering -- 1.2. Development processes for offshore energy resources -- 1.3. Geohazards -- 1.4. Geotechnical design -- 2. Offshore surveys and site investigations -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Shallow geophysical surveys -- 2.3. Shallow-penetration geotechnical surveys -- 2.4. Deep-penetration geotechnical site investigations -- 2.5. Visual-manual sample inspection, logging, and packing -- 2.6. Offshore laboratory testing -- 2.7. Interpreting CPT data -- 2.8. Developing a geotechnical site model -- 3. Soil mechanics -- 3.1. Formation of offshore soils -- 3.2. Classification and basic properties of offshore soils -- 3.3. Stress and strain in soils -- 3.4. Fluid flow through soils -- 3.5.Compressibility and yielding of soils -- 3.6. Practical approaches for soil strength -- 3.7. Practical approaches for cyclic loading -- 3.8. Theory of applied elasticity -- 3.9. Theory of bearing capacity. 
505 0 |a Note continued: 3.10. Other stability analyses -- 3.11. Consolidation and other time-related processes -- 3.12. Sample integrity -- 4. Jackup platforms -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Independent-legged jackups -- 4.3. Foundation assessment for installation -- 4.4. Failure modes -- 4.5. Dynamic analysis -- 4.6. Bearing capacity and sliding checks -- 4.7. Mat-supported jackups -- 4.8. Site departure -- 5. Jacket platforms -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Temporary on-bottom support during installation -- 5.3. Pile installation -- 5.4. Ultimate axial pile capacity -- 5.5. Axial pile performance -- 5.6. Lateral pile performance -- 5.7. Ultimate lateral pile capacity -- 5.8. Cyclic loading of piles -- 5.9. Pile groups -- 5.10. De-commissioning -- 6. Gravity platforms -- 6.1. Types of gravity platform -- 6.2. Construction and installation -- 6.3. Design codes and issues -- 6.4. Environmental conditions -- 6.5. Site investigations for gravity platforms -- 6.6. Geotechnical design for installation. 
505 0 |a Note continued: 6.7. Hydrodynamic loads -- 6.8. Geotechnical design for cyclic and dynamic loading -- 6.9. Geotechnical design for dynamic and seismic loading -- 6.10. Geotechnical design of skirts -- 6.11. Geotechnical design for consolidation and settlement -- 6.12. Monitoring and validation -- 6.13. Decommissioning -- 7. Pipelines, flowlines, cables, and risers -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Pipeline and cable route selection -- 7.3. Installation -- 7.4. Positional instabilities of pipelines -- 7.5. Riser-seabed interactions -- 7.6. Shore approaches -- 8. Artificial islands -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Geotechnics of artificial islands -- 8.3. Slope protection -- 8.4. Calculations for ultimate limit states -- 8.5. Calculations for serviceability limit states -- 8.6. Instrumentation and monitoring -- 8.7. Decommissioning -- 9. Deep and ultra-deep water -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Site investigations -- 9.3. Deepwater soils -- 9.4. Suction-installed foundations -- 9.5. Tension foundations. 
505 0 |a Note continued: 9.6. Anchors -- 9.7. Decommissioning -- 10. Renewable energy -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Offshore windfarms -- 10.3. Geotechnical design -- 10.4. Site investigation -- 10.5. Other offshore renewable energy options. 
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