| Project
Number |
575 |
| Date of Summary |
April 2, 2008 |
| Subject |
Torpedo Piles for Gulf of Mexico Applications |
| Performing Activity |
University of Texas, Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr.
Robert B. Gilbert |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
April 2, 2008 |
| Description |
The project consisted of four phases. The first phase consisted of a thorough
review of the literature about torpedo piles and other seafloor penetrator
experiments. The second phase consisted of developing a set of design models
to predict the penetration and the capacity of torpedo piles as a function
of seafloor velocity, pile geometry and soil shear strength. The third phase
consisted of conducting a series of 1:30 model torpedo pile experiments at
The University of Texas at Austin using their large soil bed facilities. The
data will be used to further calibrate and validate the design models in
field conditions. The final phase will consist of performing a limited
number of offshore field tests. A JIP has been formed to fund the offshore
test with a number of industry members participating in the project, however
the results will not be a part of this project. |
| Report |
Project has been completed. Report
preparation is in progress. |
|
AA |
Torpedo Piles Joint Industry Project – Model Torpedo Pile Tests in Kaolinite
Test Beds, March 2008, by Robert B. Gilbert, Maurice Morvant and Jean
Audibert, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX |
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