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Modelling of submarine slides in the geotechnical centrifuge

Modelling of submarine slides in the geotechnical centrifuge
Modelling of submarine slides in the geotechnical centrifuge

The depletion of near shore hydrocarbon resources has led to a move to exploration and production in deep and ultra-deep waters. This shift into deeper waters requires increased reliance on sub-sea installations and pipelines that can extend to more than 500 km from shore, often across areas of changing seabed morphology and continental shelves. The viability of these developments is increasingly dependent on the security of the installations and tie-backs to shore, which are susceptible to geohazards such as submarine slides. The Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) has initiated research to investigate the impact of submarine slides on offshore pipelines. As part of this project, a facility has been developed to model submarine slides in the geotechnical drum centrifuge at the University of Western Australia. This facility uses the long narrow channel of the drum centrifuge to model the run-out of submarine slides that are triggered from an intact block of clay, along a model seabed. This paper describes the development of the apparatus to trigger the slides in the drum centrifuge and presents some results from the first tests conducted in the facility.

1095-1100
CRC Press
Boylan, N.
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Gaudin, C.
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White, D.J.
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Randolph, M.F.
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Springman, Sarah
Boylan, N.
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Gaudin, C.
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White, D.J.
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Randolph, M.F.
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Springman, Sarah

Boylan, N., Gaudin, C., White, D.J. and Randolph, M.F. (2010) Modelling of submarine slides in the geotechnical centrifuge. Springman, Sarah (ed.) In Research and Innovation Using Geotechnical Physical Modelling: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2010, ICPMG 2010. vol. 2, CRC Press. pp. 1095-1100 .

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Abstract

The depletion of near shore hydrocarbon resources has led to a move to exploration and production in deep and ultra-deep waters. This shift into deeper waters requires increased reliance on sub-sea installations and pipelines that can extend to more than 500 km from shore, often across areas of changing seabed morphology and continental shelves. The viability of these developments is increasingly dependent on the security of the installations and tie-backs to shore, which are susceptible to geohazards such as submarine slides. The Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) has initiated research to investigate the impact of submarine slides on offshore pipelines. As part of this project, a facility has been developed to model submarine slides in the geotechnical drum centrifuge at the University of Western Australia. This facility uses the long narrow channel of the drum centrifuge to model the run-out of submarine slides that are triggered from an intact block of clay, along a model seabed. This paper describes the development of the apparatus to trigger the slides in the drum centrifuge and presents some results from the first tests conducted in the facility.

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Published date: 2010
Venue - Dates: 7th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2010, ICPMG 2010, , Zurich, Switzerland, 2010-06-27 - 2010-06-30

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Local EPrints ID: 419889
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/419889
PURE UUID: 36f64913-b704-45b4-a8cc-b820ada86a28
ORCID for D.J. White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2968-582X

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Date deposited: 23 Apr 2018 16:30
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 03:59

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Author: N. Boylan
Author: C. Gaudin
Author: D.J. White ORCID iD
Author: M.F. Randolph
Editor: Sarah Springman

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