Intermediate Offshore Foundations

This book explores the design and application of intermediate foundations, particularly in offshore settings, providing essential insights for engineers.

The book Intermediate Offshore Foundations serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the role of intermediate foundations in various offshore applications. These foundations are crucial for anchoring floating platforms, supporting steel jackets, and providing stability for seafloor equipment and offshore wind turbines. With a focus on suction installation methods, the text highlights the economic advantages of intermediate foundations over traditional piling, emphasizing their potential for complete removal when no longer needed.

In Intermediate Offshore Foundations, readers are introduced to different foundation types, with a clear comparison between shallow, intermediate, and deep foundation models. The book delves into the unique design challenges that intermediate foundations present, addressing the specific hazards associated with their installation. The structural characteristics of these foundations, typically circular in shape, are discussed in detail, including their lateral rigidity and the importance of the length to diameter embedment ratios.

The later chapters of the book provide insights into installation techniques, in-place resistance, and response considerations, along with miscellaneous design factors. Acknowledging the lack of consensus on appropriate design methods, the author presents several accurate models supported by extensive discussions. Additionally, the book includes example calculations and over 200 references, making it an essential resource for professional engineers specializing in the offshore industry. This is the first dedicated text on this subject, making it a valuable addition to the field.