Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
48
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Sandia National Laboratory
Research Principal Investigator
Mr. Paul Hommert
Research Contracting Agency
Description
To study designs of tension-leg platforms (TLP); to understand how platform foundations interact with the soil to influence the stability and reliability of the platform; to identify research topics and to initiate work on topics identified as being critical.
Latest progress update
Completed. The final reports were received. This work concerned laboratory and large scale field tests of driven pile under cyclic tension loads. The project scope was extended to include drilled and grouted piles under cyclic tension loads. The initial phase of the project consisted of an assessment of the current state-of-the-practice for drilled and grouted piles.