Foundations of Structures in Polar Waters.

Abstract

Artificial islands and gravity- and pile-founded towers used for the exploration and production of petroleum resources in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea will be affected by conditions not found in more temperate waters. The force of sea ice, the thawing of subsea permafrost, and seasonal freezing and thawing all may cause failure of the foundations of these structures. To ensure the stability of foundations and fill structures, special precautions must be taken in selecting sites and evaluating the engineering properties of sea bed and fill materials. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108344

Entities

People

  • Edwin J. Chamberlain

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearing Capacity
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Drilling
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Geological Surveys
  • Marine Geology
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies