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• Abstract/Meeting Abstract

  Best practice geotechnical characterization and pipe-soil interaction analysis for HPHT pipeline design

  White, D. J., Westgate, Z. J., Ballard, J. C., De Brier, C. & Bransby, M. F., 1 Jan 2015, In : Petroleum Abstracts. 55, 41, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract
• Article

  A simple approach for predicting the ultimate lateral capacity of a rigid pile in sand

  Wang, H., Lehane, B. M., Bransby, M. F., Wang, L. Z. & Hong, Y., 1 Sep 2020, In : Geotechnique Letters. 10, 3, p. 429-435 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Piles
  • Sand
  • pile
  • sand
  • friction

• Automated motion estimation of root responses to sucrose in two Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes using confocal microscopy

  Wuyts, N., Bengough, A. G., Roberts, T. J., Du, C., Bransby, M. F., McKenna, S. J. & Valentine, T. A., 1 Oct 2011, In : Planta. 234, 4, p. 769-784 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Arabidopsis
  • confocal microscopy
  • Sucrose
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Arabidopsis thaliana
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Biomechanics of nodal, seminal and lateral roots of barley: effects of diameter, waterlogging and mechanical impedance

  Loades, K. W., Bengough, A. G., Bransby, M. F. & Hallett, P. D., Sep 2013, In : Plant and Soil. 370, 1-2, p. 407-418 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Caisson Foundations Subjected to Reverse Fault Rupture: Centrifuge Testing and Numerical Analysis

  Loli, M., Anastasopoulos, I., Bransby, M. F., Ahmed, W. & Gazetas, G., 1 Nov 2011, In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 137, 10, p. 914-925 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Caissons
  • caisson
  • Centrifuges
  • reverse fault
  • centrifuge
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Capacity of Caissons in Dense Sand under Combined Loading

  Zhao, L., Fraser Bransby, M., Gaudin, C. & Cassidy, M. J., 1 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 146, 4, 04020009.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Caissons
  • caisson
  • Sand
  • hardening
  • suction
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Centrifuge observations on multidirectional loading of a suction caisson in dense sand

  Zhao, L., Bransby, M. F. & Gaudin, C., Jun 2020, In : Acta Geotechnica. 15, 6, p. 1439-1451 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Discussion: Rate effects during pipeline upheaval buckling in sand

  Bransby, M. F., Ireland, J., Byrne, B., Schupp, J. & Martin, C., 1 Jan 2011, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering. 164, 5, p. 347-349 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Effect of root age on the biomechanics of seminal and nodal roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in contrasting soil environments

  Loades, K. W., Bengough, A. G., Bransby, M. F. & Hallett, P. D., Oct 2015, In : Plant and Soil. 395, 1-2, p. 253-261 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Numerical Investigations into Development of Seabed Trenching in Semitaut Moorings

  Sun, C., Bransby, M. F., Neubecker, S. R., Randolph, M. F., Feng, X. & Gourvenec, S., Oct 2020, In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 146, 10, 04020098.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Trenching
  • Mooring
  • trench
  • Caissons
  • Soils

• Numerical investigations of the effect of strain softening on the behaviour of embedded mooring chains

  Sun, C., Feng, X., Bransby, M. F., Neubecker, S. R., Randolph, M. F. & Gourvenec, S., 1 Nov 2019, In : Applied Ocean Research. 92, 101944.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Mooring
  • Anchors
  • Soils
  • Shear strength
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Numerical Study of Mobilized Friction along Embedded Catenary Mooring Chains

  Sun, C., Feng, X., Neubecker, S. R., Randolph, M. F., Bransby, M. F. & Gourvenec, S., 1 Oct 2019, In : Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 145, 10, 13 p., 04019081.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Mooring
  • Anchors
  • friction
  • Soils
  • Friction
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of buried fibres on offshore pipeline plough performance

  Brown, M. J., Bransby, M. F., Knappett, J., Tovey, S., Lauder, K. D. & Pyrah, J., 1 Nov 2015, In : Ocean Engineering. 108, p. 760-768 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The influence of incorporating a forecutter on the performance of offshore pipeline ploughs

  Lauder, K. D., Brown, M. J., Bransby, M. F. & Boyes, S., Jan 2013, In : Applied Ocean Research. 39, p. 121-130 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The performance of pipeline ploughs traversing seabed slopes

  Bransby, M. F., Barlow, D. T., Brown, M. J., Davidson, J., Brankin, S. & Robinson, S., 15 Jan 2018, In : Ocean Engineering. 148, p. 125-135 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Vertical capacity of grillage foundations in sand

  Bransby, M. F., Brown, M. J., Knappett, J. A., Hudacsek, P., Morgan, N., Cathie, D., Maconochie, A., Yun, G., Ripley, A. G., Brown, N. & Egborge, R., 1 Aug 2011, In : Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 48, 8, p. 1246-1265 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • laboratory test
  • Sand
  • pile
  • spacing
  • penetration
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• Comment/debate

  Discussion: Uplift resistance of buried submarine pipelines: comparison between centrifuge modelling and full-scale tests

  Stone, K. J. L., Newson, T. A. & Bransby, M., 2015, In : Géotechnique. 55, 4, p. 338-340 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• Conference paper

  Best practice geotechnical characterization and pipe-soil interaction analysis for HPHT pipeline design

  White, D. J., Westgate, Z. J., Ballard, J. C., De Brier, C. & Bransby, M. F., 1 Jan 2015, Offshore Technology Conference 2015, OTC 2015. Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. 6. p. 4235-4258 24 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Soils
  • Pipelines
  • Pipe
  • Temperature
  • Soil mechanics
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Changes in pipeline embedment due to sediment mobility: observations and implications for design

  Borges Rodriguez, A., Bransby, M. F., Finnie, I. M. S., Low, H. E. & White, D., 2013, Proceedings of the ASME 2013 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. New York, USA: ASME International, Vol. 4B. p. 8pp

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Cost savings for subsea pipelines using enhanced pipe-soil interaction assessment

  Abdel-Hakim, M., Azeem, M. A., Bransby, F., Low, H. E., Clavaud, R., Bergkamp, B. & Kizhikkilod, J., 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2018, ADIPEC 2018. Abu Dhabi: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 20 p. SPE-192997-MS. (Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2018, ADIPEC 2018).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • savings
  • Soils
  • pipe
  • Pipelines
  • Pipe

• Design of direct on-seabed sliding foundations

  Deeks, A., Zhou, H., Krisdani, H., Bransby, F. & Watson, P., 2014, ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. ASME International, Vol. 3. V003T10A024

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Soils
  • Pipelines
  • Settlement of structures
  • Shear stress
  • Soil testing
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of object geometry on penetration into the seabed

  Ivanović, A., Neilson, R. D., Giuliani, G. & Bransby, M. F., 1 Dec 2011, Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. p. 859-864 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Scour
  • Drag
  • Gears
  • penetration
  • Soils
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigation into the effect of forecutters on plough performance

  Lauder, K. D., Brown, M. J., Bransby, M. F. & Pyrah, J., 1 Dec 2011, Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. p. 865-870 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Offshore pipelines
  • plowing
  • Cutting tools
  • Soils
  • Pipelines
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Numerical modelling of soil around offshore pipeline plough shares

  Peng, W. & Bransby, M. F., 1 Dec 2011, Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. p. 877-882 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Offshore pipelines
  • Soils
  • plane strain
  • trench
  • soil
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Optimising foundation skirt geometries for reliable foundation capacity and installation

  Bransby, M. F., O'Driscoll, D., Zhu, H., Randolph, M. F. & Drummen, T., 1 Jan 2017, Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems: ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Norway: ASME International, Vol. 5B. V05BT04A048

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Geometry
  • Costs
  • Pipelines
  • Fabrication

• Pipeline scour and self-burial on a thin veneer of sand overlying rock due to steady currents

  Draper, S., Cheng, L., Sun, W., An, H., White, D., Bransby, F., Borges-Rodriguez, A. & Griffiths, T., 2014, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, ICSE 2014. London, UK: Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1. p. 601-610

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

• Pipe-soil interaction during cyclic buckling: The importance of sit-specific seabed properties

  Borges Rodriguez, A., Draper, S., Boylan, N. P., Begaj, L. & Bransby, M. F., 2014, ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2014. New York: ASME International, Vol. 6B. p. 1-7

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

• Pipe-soil interaction on clay with a variable shear strength profile

  Morrow, D. R. & Bransby, M. F., 1 Dec 2011, Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. p. 821-826 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Clay
  • Shear strength
  • shear strength
  • Soils
  • pipe
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Pipe-soil structure interaction: Best practices for spools, buckle initiators, end connections and sand waves

  Bransby, M. F., Ramm, M., Zhou, H., Low, H. E. & White, D. J., 1 Jan 2017, Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2017. Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. 4. p. 2654-2668 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Reels
  • Soil structure interactions
  • Sand
  • Pipe
  • Soils
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Sediment mobility effects on seabed resistance for unburied pipelines

  Bransby, M. F., Borges Rodriguez, A., Zhou, H., Low, H. E. & White, D., 2014, 2014 Offshore Technology Conference. Houston, Texas, Vol. OTC2014. p. 1-18

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Seismic assessments for offshore shallow foundations in carbonate sediments

  O'Driscoll, D., Yamamoto, N., Amodio, A., Bransby, M. F., Erbrich, C. T. & Westgate, Z. J., 1 Jan 2016, Offshore Technology Conference 2016, OTC 2016. Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. 5. p. 4397-4409 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Sediments
  • Carbonates
  • Soils
  • Settlement of structures
  • Pore pressure

• Strategies for quantifying the installation reliability of skirted subsea foundations

  Bransby, M. F., White, D. & Xie, Y., 2015, 2015 Proceedings of the ASME 2015 34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2015): Volume 6. USA: American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 1. p. V001T10A002 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • soil condition
  • site investigation
  • penalty
  • cost
  • literature
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The design of Subsea foundations subject to general cyclic loading using a massively scalable web based application

  Doherty, J., Krisdani, H., O'Neill, M., Erbrich, C., Bransby, F., White, D. & Randolph, M., 2018, Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference. Texas: Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. 3. p. 1589-1602 14 p. OTC-28911-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Cloud computing
  • Quality assurance
  • Cyclic loads
  • Web browsers
  • Costs
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The state of knowledge of pipe-soil interaction for on-bottom pipeline design

  White, D. J., Clukey, E. C., Randolph, M. F., Boylan, N., Bransby, M. F., Zakeri, A., Hill, A. J. & Jaeck, C., 1 Jan 2017, Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2017. Offshore Technology Conference, Vol. 2. p. 969-995 27 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Soils
  • Pipelines
  • Pipe
  • Consolidation
  • Application programming interfaces (API)
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of centrifuge model testing to provide geotechnical input parameters for pipeline engineering

  Bransby, M. F., White, D., Low, H. E. & Borges Rodriguez, A., 2013, ASME 2013 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. New York, USA: ASME International, Vol. 4B . p. 13pp

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The vertical bearing capacity of grillage foundations in sand

  Bransby, M. F., Hudacsek, P., Knappett, J. A., Brown, M. J., Morgan, N., Cathie, D. N., Egborge, R., Maconochie, A., Yun, G. J., Brown, N. & Ripley, A., 1 Dec 2011, Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. p. 409-414 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • bearing capacity
  • Bearing capacity
  • Sand
  • sand
  • hydrodynamics
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Two geotechnical aspects of lateral buckling design: on-bottom embedment, and off-bottom support design

  Bransby, F., White, D. & Zhang, G., 2011, Proceedings of the SUT SYMPOSIUM ON GLOBAL PIPELINE BUCKLING. Perth, Australia: Perth SUT, Vol. CD. p. N/A

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
• Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  Pipe–seabed interaction

  White, D. & Bransby, M., 2018, Encyclopedia of Maritime and Offshore Engineering. UK: John Wiley & Sons

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  • thermal insulation
  • soil strength
  • buckling
  • debris flow
  • contract
• Other output

  Centrifuge modelling of rock berms as axial restraint for SNE flowlines

  O'Beirne, C., O'Loughlin, C., Watson, P. & Bransby, F., Dec 2019

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output