Vertically loaded plate anchors for deepwater applications

Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, ISFOG 2005 - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 31-48

  Murff, J D ^a   Randolph, M F ^b   Elkhatib, S ^b   Kolk, H J ^c   Ruinen, R M ^d   Strom, P J ^e   Thorne, C P ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^d Krimpen ad IJssel ^*  (Netherlands)

^e DNV GL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER APPLICATIONS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIELD TEST; GROUND TRUTH; IN-PHASE; PHASE I; PREDICTION METHODS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SOFT CLAYS;

FORECASTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

BEARING CAPACITY;

EID: 84857473110     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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