Shallow penetrometer tests: Theoretical and experimental modelling of the rotation stage
Shallow penetrometer tests: Theoretical and experimental modelling of the rotation stage
Shallow penetrometers are a new type of device that measures the properties of surficial offshore sediments via multi-phase tests involving penetration, dissipation, and rotation stages. In fine-grained soils such as silts and clays, these testing stages yield properties relevant to subsea pipeline and shallow foundation design; namely, undrained strength, consolidation, and interface friction. This paper describes the fundamentals of the rotation stage, including models required for data interpretation, encompassing both a total and an effective stress framework. Additionally, new relationships to evaluate the pore pressure scaling factor, which is a key interpretation parameter required to convert discrete measurements of pore pressure on the penetrometers to an average pore pressure over the contact area, are developed based on large-deformation finite element simulations. Results from an experimental campaign using kaolin clay samples are presented, illustrating the potential of the devices to rapidly and repeatably measure interface friction properties of fine-grained sediments offshore. The results compare well with comparative measures obtained from shear box tests conducted at similarly low effective stress levels. Recommendations regarding future in situ applications are given at end of the paper.
Shallow penetrometer; offshore engineering; in-situ testing; axial sliding resistance; pipe-soil interaction
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Schneider, M.A.
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White, David
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Schneider, M.A., Stanier, Samuel A., White, David and Randolph, Mark
(2020)
Shallow penetrometer tests: Theoretical and experimental modelling of the rotation stage.
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57 (4), .
(doi:10.1139/cgj-2018-0657).
Abstract
Shallow penetrometers are a new type of device that measures the properties of surficial offshore sediments via multi-phase tests involving penetration, dissipation, and rotation stages. In fine-grained soils such as silts and clays, these testing stages yield properties relevant to subsea pipeline and shallow foundation design; namely, undrained strength, consolidation, and interface friction. This paper describes the fundamentals of the rotation stage, including models required for data interpretation, encompassing both a total and an effective stress framework. Additionally, new relationships to evaluate the pore pressure scaling factor, which is a key interpretation parameter required to convert discrete measurements of pore pressure on the penetrometers to an average pore pressure over the contact area, are developed based on large-deformation finite element simulations. Results from an experimental campaign using kaolin clay samples are presented, illustrating the potential of the devices to rapidly and repeatably measure interface friction properties of fine-grained sediments offshore. The results compare well with comparative measures obtained from shear box tests conducted at similarly low effective stress levels. Recommendations regarding future in situ applications are given at end of the paper.
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Accepted/In Press date: 3 July 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 16 September 2019
Published date: April 2020
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The research presented here forms part of the activities of the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS), currently supported as a node of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CE110001009). The first author is grateful for the support provided by an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) from the Australian Government. The second author was supported by an ARC DECRA Fellowship (DE170100119). Additionally, the work was supported by the Remote Intelligent Geotechnical Surveys (RIGSS) Joint Industry Project, with the participants Benthic Geotech, Fugro, Shell, Total, and Woodside Energy.
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Shallow penetrometer; offshore engineering; in-situ testing; axial sliding resistance; pipe-soil interaction
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ISSN: 0008-3674
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