Seabed characterisation and models for pipeline-soil interaction

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 758-769

  White, David J ^a   Randolph, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep water; Friction; Penetration resistance; Pipe soil interaction; Pipelines; Shear strength; Soil resistance

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER FIELDS; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; PIPE-SOIL INTERACTION; SOIL RESISTANCE;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COST REDUCTION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FLOWLINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

PIPELINES;

EID: 36448957628     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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