BA8301 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering

NTNU Norway

Course content
Marine soil investigations, skirted foundations, anchoring, piles, slope stability, cyclic
loadings.

Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The candidate should have knowledge of:
- Equipment and standard soil investigation methods in use offshore
- Geotechnical problems related to offshore oil exploration and production
- Calculation procedures relevant for foundations, piles and anchors subjected to cyclic
loading

Skills:
The candidate is able to:
- Evaluate and make use of a standard report of marine site investigations
- Identify geotechnical problems in a project
- Estimate the capacities of foundations, piles and anchors for given design parameters for
the soil at hand

General competence:
The candidate can:
- Communicate with designers in Marine Soil Mechanics
- Communicate with operators and designers in adjacent fields of Offshore Engineering
- Work within a group specialising in Marine Soil Mechanics

Learning methods and activities

Lectured as guided self study, student's reports and analyses. To pass the course a score of
at least 70 percent is required.

Compulsory assignments
 Øvinger

Specific conditions
Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester.
Compulsory activities from previous semester may be approved by the department.

Recommended previous knowledge

TBA 4105 Geotechnics, Design Methods.
TBA 4110 Geotechnics, Material Properties.
TBA 4115 Geotechnics, Structures.

Course materials
Handouts.