Coastal Engineering
Why You’re Feeling Work-From-Home Burnout and What can be Done
As the pandemic drags on, many remote workers are reporting feeling drained. Here’s what some employers—and employees—are doing to feel better. When quarantines and stay-at-home orders swept across the country in March, many workers thought they’d be back in the...
Ground Response during Offshore Pile Driving in a Sandy Slope
Authors: Pascale Lamens* Amin Askarinejad† Robbin W. Sluijsmans‡ Antoine Feddema§ Abstract This paper presents an analysis of field measurements obtained during pile installation tests in a submerged sandy slope. The field test was performed in 2016 as part of the...
An Effective Stress Analysis for Predicting the Evolution of SCR–seabed Stiffness Accounting for Consolidation
Authors: Zefeng Zhou* Conleth D. O'Loughlin† David J. White‡ Abstract Steel catenary risers (SCRs) are an efficient solution to transfer hydrocarbons from deep-water seabeds to floating facilities. SCR design requires an assessment of the fatigue life in the...
Failure Analysis of Historic Vertical Breakwaters, Part 1: Wick
Authors: Nigel William Henry Allsop, BSc, MICE, CENG Tom Bruce, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD Abstract Many historic breakwaters failed early in their life, leaving little information by which to analyse or understand their failures. As part of a wider analysis of ‘old...
Field Experiments at Three Sites to Investigate the Effects of Age on Steel Piles Driven in Sand
Authors: R. Carroll* P. Carotenuto† C. Dano‡ I. Salama‡ M. Silva§ S. Rimoy∥ K. Gavin¶ R. Jardine** Abstract This paper investigates the influences that steel type, in situ soil properties, water table depth, pile diameter, roughness and driving procedures have on the...