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Design Parameters for Offshore Sands: Use of In Situ Tests

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Offshore Site Investigation

Part of the book series: Advances in Underwater Technology and Offshore Engineering ((AUTOO,volume 3))

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Abstract

Traditionally, North Sea sands have been tested by laboratory tests on reconstituted samples and by in situ cone penetration tests. A number of other in situ test devices are already available for offshore use or will most likely be available in the near future. These include the piezocone, the pressure-meter, the dilatometer, nuclear density and electrical resistivity probes, the seismic cone and the screw plate.

The present status of interpretation of the above tests in terms of the following soil design parameters is discussed: soil density, drained shear strength, deformation characteristics, initial shear modulus, and soil layering and soil identification. In addition, the need for obtaining samples and performing laboratory tests is stressed. The results from in situ tests give the basis for reconstituting specimens for laboratory testing (soil density and consolidation stresses).

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Lunne, T., Lacasse, S., Aas, G., Madshus, C. (1985). Design Parameters for Offshore Sands: Use of In Situ Tests . In: Offshore Site Investigation. Advances in Underwater Technology and Offshore Engineering, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7358-2_17

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