Articles
Corrosion Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Incorporating Slag
Author(s): Anwar Al-Yaqout, Moetaz El-Hawary, Khallad Nouh, and Pattan Bazieth Khan Abstract The main objective of this paper is the investigation of the corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete containing various proportions of recycled aggregates (RA)...
Load-controlled Cyclic T-bar Tests: A New Method to Assess Effects of and Consolidation
Authors: C. D. O'Loughlin* Z. Zhou† S. A. Stanier‡ D. J. White§ Abstract Full-flow T-bar and ball penetrometer tests are often used to measure intact and remoulded soil strengths, with the latter determined after several large-amplitude displacement cycles. In...
Drained Response of Rigid Piles in Sand under an Inclined Tensile Load
Authors: Ting Huang* Conleth O'Loughlin† Christophe Gaudin† Yinghui Tian‡ Ting Lu† Abstract The response of rigid piles in sand to an inclined tensile load is poorly documented and understood, particularly when the load is cyclic. This is becoming relevant for...
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...
Using FBGS to Estimate the Horizontal Response of a Monopile in a Geotechnical Centrifuge A
uthors: Zhong-Sen Li, PhD Matthieu Blanc, PhD Luc Thorel, PhD Abstract A circular aluminium tube 50 mm in diameter was instrumented with two optical fibres, each of which consists of 13 fibre Bragg grating sensors (FBGS). The performance of the FBGS was...
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...
A Large-deformation Random Finite-element study: Failure Mechanism and Bearing Capacity of Spudcan in a Spatially Varying Clayey Seabed
Authors: Jiang Tao Yi* Li Ying Huang* Dian Qing Li† Yong Liu‡ Abstract Although the random heterogeneity of a clayey seabed has been long recognised, it is relatively recently that the influence of spatial variability on the spudcan foundation has been...
Tidal Energy Resource in Larantuka Strait, Indonesia
Authors: Ahmad M. Firdaus, BEng, MEng Guy T. Houlsby, MA, DSc, FREng, FICE Thomas A. A. Adcock, MEng, DPhil Abstract Located in between the Flores and Adonara islands, Larantuka Strait has one of the strongest tidal currents in Indonesia. A bridge 810 m long is...
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...