Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0561838

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0561838

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Investigation of potential spudcan punch through failure. The safe and economic use of mobile jack-up structures is critical to the prosperous development of Australia's significant offshore oil and gas industry. However, their use is hindered by potential 'punch-through' failure during installation, when their large conical footings can unexpectedly and uncontrollably push a locally strong zone of soil into underlying softer material. To improve their safety, this research will investigate a potential new site-investigation procedure and develop an appropriate calculation method for predicting failures for sites where sand overlies clay. Results will be based on a series of innovative physical and numerical experiments, and assessed against field data and existing industry standards.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-12-2005

End Date: 31-03-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $139,950.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ship And Platform Structures | Geomechanics | Geotechnical Engineering | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and gas | Industrial | Civil |

Other Keywords

Civil | Geomechanics | Geotechnical Engineering | Industrial | Oil and gas | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Ship And Platform Structures

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