Analysis of Suction Caisson Capacity in Clay

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2145-2155

  Randolph, M F ^a   House, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CAISSONS; CLAY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; MOORING; PILES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

INTERFACE FRICTION; SUCTION CAISSONS;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

EID: 1642562852     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/14236-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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