when a jack-up installed at a clay location and then leaves; it can create several meter deep footprints. in case of soft clay, the spudcan may have actually penetrated much deeper than the observed footprints. when the penetrated spudcan is pulled out, much of the soft remolded clay will flow around it and go back into the hole. this event, leaving a deep region of disturbed soil. the disturbe...

The geotechnical design of partially mobile subsea foundations (mudmats) for pipeline/flowline end terminals (PLETs) is presented in this paper. A mudmat represents a fit-for-purpose engineering solution that has significant commercial competitiveness. lies between fully anchored (which designed negligible movements but may be too large, causing installation issues or requiring corner piles to ...

When a jack-up installed at a clay location and then leaves; it can create several meter deep footprints. In case of soft clay, the spudcan may have actually penetrated much deeper than the observed footprints. When the penetrated spudcan is pulled out, much of the soft remolded clay will flow around it and go back into the hole. This event, leaving a deep region of disturbed soil. The disturbe...