Mechanisms of pipe embedment and lateral breakout on soft clay

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 636-652

  Dingle, H R C ^a   White, D J ^a   Gaudin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay; Offshore engineering; Pipe

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTATION THEORY; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; SOIL SURFACE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CLAY; COMPUTATION THEORY; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; PIPE LAYING; PIPELINE; PLASTICITY; SEAFLOOR; SOFT CLAY; SOIL STRENGTH; STEADY FLOW; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 44649152309     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-009     Document Type: Article

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