Abstract
The use of suction buckets as foundations for offshore renewable energy installations poses new challenges compared to oil and gas applications, due to differences in requirements posed by the superstructure, typical seabed soils encountered, length to diameter ratios required, as well as loading histories. This limits the transferability of experience gained with this type of foundation in the oil and gas industry. This paper focuses on the effects of suction, either applied during installation or as active suction to enhance tensile capacity during extreme loading events in sand. The new insights gained from the PIV centrifuge experimental results discussed here form part of broader research into the response of suction bucket foundations for offshore renewable energy installations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics |
| Editors | Hugo E. Acosta-Martinez, Barry M. Lehane |
| Place of Publication | Sydney |
| Publisher | Australian Geomechanics Society |
| Pages | 641-646 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780994626103 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics - Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Australia Duration: 1 Apr 2019 → 3 Apr 2019 Conference number: 13 https://geomechanics2019.com.au/ |
Conference
| Conference | 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 1/04/19 → 3/04/19 |
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