Sustainability in an era of increasing energy demand: Challenges for offshore geotechnics

Mark Cassidy; Conleth O'Loughlin; Christophe Gaudin; M.L. Maynard

Sustainability in an era of increasing energy demand: Challenges for offshore geotechnics

Mark Cassidy, Conleth O'Loughlin, Christophe Gaudin, M.L. Maynard

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Abstract

The world's escalating demand for energy, combined with the depletion of oil reserves in shallow waters and traditional regions, is resulting in the move of offshore developments into deeper waters, new development regions, and transformation to cleaner natural gas and renewable energy sources. Summarized in this paper are the geotechnical challenges facing the offshore industry as it attempts to sustain the world's expanding energy demands. Representative examples of new methodologies being used in engineering design are provided, including deep water anchoring and mudmat systems, installation of mobile jack-up platforms in the stratified soils that are often encountered in new development regions around Australasia, and the potential use of caissons for floating wind farms. © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geotechnical Special Publication
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers
Pages	1-27
Volume	235
ISBN (Print)	9780784478288
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	2014 Congress on Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability - Atlanta, United States Duration: 23 Feb 2014 → 26 Feb 2014

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Conference	2014 Congress on Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	23/02/14 → 26/02/14

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Cassidy, M, O'Loughlin, C , Gaudin, C & Maynard, ML 2014, Sustainability in an era of increasing energy demand: Challenges for offshore geotechnics. in Geotechnical Special Publication. vol. 235, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States, pp. 1-27, 2014 Congress on Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 23/02/14.

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Sustainability in an era of increasing energy demand: Challenges for offshore geotechnics

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