Failure envelopes for caisson foundations in calcareous sediments

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 83-94

  Watson, P G ^a   Randolph, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRAIN HARDENING; TENSILE TESTING; UNDERWATER SOILS;

CAISSON FOUNDATIONS; CALCAREOUS SEDIMENTS;

CAISSONS;

FAILURE; FOUNDATION; OFFSHORE PLATFORM;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOUNDATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032004152     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1187(98)00008-X     Document Type: Article

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