Soft clay shear strength parameters for deepwater geotechnical design

Proceedings of the 6th International Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Conference: Confronting New Challenges and Sharing Knowledge, OSIG 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 151-176

  Lunne, Tom ^a   Andersen, Knut H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; STRAIN RATE;

DISTURBANCE EFFECTS; GEOTECHNICAL DESIGNS; LABORATORY TESTING; RECENT RESEARCHES; SAMPLE DISTURBANCE; SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; SOIL PARAMETERS; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 85054641612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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