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Geotechnical design of bucket foundations

Conference ·
OSTI ID:128951
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  1. Aker Engineering, Oslo (Norway)
  2. Statoil, Stavanger (Norway)

The successful installation of the Europipe 16/11E Riser jacket in July 1994 and the coming installation of Sleipner T jacket in spring 1996 proves that suction installed skirted plate foundations (buckets), may not only be a competitive alternative to piles, but also a complementary foundation solution both for noncohesive and cohesive soils. This paper presents the background for the design analyses of the Europipe 16/11E and Sleipner T foundations in terms of the performed field and model tests, as well as the theoretical models and practical analysis tools utilized for design.

OSTI ID:
128951
Report Number(s):
CONF-950501--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English