Analysis and Design of Offshore Pile Foundation

Abstract:

The ocean environment necessitates the pile foundation supporting the offshore structures to be designed against cyclic load, moments and torques initiated by a combined action of waves, wind, tides, currents, etc. Such a complex loading condition induces progressive degradation in the pile-soil interactive performance introducing significant reduction in bearing capacity with increased settlement and displacements. The Author has carried out extensive experimental (laboratory model tests) and theoretical investigations (boundary element analysis) to study the salient features of this degradation and developed a design methodology for offshore pile foundation. The works conducted and the major conclusions drawn are highlighted in this paper.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 891-892)
• Pages: 17-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.17
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Sudip Basack*
• Keywords: Amplitude, Cyclic Load, Degradation, Frequency, Pile, Soil

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