Design procedures for installation of suction caissons in clay and other materials

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-82

  Houlsby, Guy T ^a   Byrne, Byron W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design methods aids; Foundations; Offshore engineering

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); INSTALLATION; OFFSHORE BOREHOLES; SAND; SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS; SAND SOILS; SUCTION; SUCTION CAISSONS;

CAISSONS;

CAISSON; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 15944400029     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2005.158.2.75     Document Type: Article

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