Centrifuge testing of suction piles in deepwater Nigeria clay - Effect of stiffeners and set-up time

Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 729-734

  Colliat, J L ^a   Dendani, H ^a   Jostad, H P ^b   Andersen, K H ^b   Thorel, L ^c   Garnier, J ^c   Rault, G ^c  

^a TOTAL   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE TESTING; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; DEEPWATER; NIGERIA; PULL-OUT; SET-UP TIME; SUCTION PILE;

CENTRIFUGES;

PILES;

EID: 84860257875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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