Plastic Limit Analysis of Offshore Foundation and Anchor

This study presents the applications of plastic limit analysis to offshore foundations and anchors, including the drag embedment anchors (DEAs) for mobile offshore drilling units (MODU’s) and spudcan foundations for jack-up platforms. In deep waters, drag embedment anchors are an attractive option f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chi, Chao-Ming
Other Authors: Aubeny, Charles
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8452