Effect of surface heave on response of partially embedded pipelines on clay

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 819-829

  Merifield, Richard S ^a   White, D J ^b   Randolph, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clays; Cohesive soils; Collapse loads; Embedment; Finite element method; Offshore structures; Pipelines; Plasticity; Soil mechanics

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUOYANCY; CLAY MINERALS; CLAY PIPE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PIPELINES; PLASTICITY; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMAL INSULATION; WELDS;

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; COHESIVE SOILS; COLLAPSE LOADS; DEEP WATER; DISTORTED GEOMETRY; EMBEDDED PIPELINE; EMBEDMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LATERAL MOVEMENT; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; PIPE PENETRATIONS; RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; SELF-WEIGHT; SIMPLE EXPRESSION; SOFT CLAYS; SOFT SOILS; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WEIGHT; SURFACE HEAVE; UNDRAINED; VERTICAL FORCE; VERTICAL LOAD; VERTICAL PIPES;

SOILS;

BEARING CAPACITY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAVE; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; PENETRATION; PIPELINE; PLASTICITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR; SOFT CLAY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 66349110792     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000070     Document Type: Article

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