STABILITY OF OFFSHORE GRAVITY STRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS BY THE UPPER BOUND METHOD

The paper describes the steps that are necessary for using upper bound procedures for determining collapse loads. The technique, because it is an upper bound, overestimates collapse loads and hence it must be used with care.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Conference, Houston, Texas, May 2-5, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

  6200 North Central Expressway
  Dallas, TX  United States  45206
• Authors:
  • Murff, J D
  • Miller, T W
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse strength; Foundations; Gravity structures; Offshore structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 2896, Vol 3 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM