Design procedures for installation of suction caissons in sand

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-144

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

^a FICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Footings foundations; Sands

Indexed keywords

CLAY; SAND; WIND TURBINES;

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS; SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS;

CAISSONS;

CAISSON;

EID: 15944412127     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2005.158.3.135     Document Type: Article

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