Axial capacity of offshore piles in dense North Sea sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-178

  Jardine, R J ^a   Overy, R F ^b   Chow, F C ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell UK Explor and Production   (United Kingdom)

^c Geotech Engr   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PILE DRIVING; SAND; STEEL PIPE; TENSILE TESTING;

AXIAL CAPACITY;

PILE FOUNDATIONS;

FORCE; OFFSHORE PLATFORM; PILE-SOIL INTERACTION; SAND;

AXIAL CAPACITY; BEARING CAPACITY; DENSE SAND; MARINE SEDIMENT; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PILE RESPONSE;

NORTH SEA, LEMAN FIELD;

EID: 0032007411     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:2(171)     Document Type: Article

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