Assessment of Feasibility of Suction Pile/Anchor Installation and Pullout Testing through Field Tests

Suction pile anchors are large cylindrical (inverted bucket type structure) open at the bottom and closed at the top and largely used for mooring of offshore platforms, exploratory vessels etc. Prediction of the mooring capacity of suction piles is a critical issue faced by the design engineers and...

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Main Authors: R. Vijaya, A.S. Kiran, R. Ramesh, M.V. Ramanamurthy, G.A. Ramadass, M.A. Atmanand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.5.3.163