Subsea Tracked Trencher Mobility: The development of a model to gain insight of the moility of a subsea tracked trencher in granular and cohesive soils

The deployability, regarding mobility, of Boskalis trenchers, is currently determined by practical knowledge. The lack of theoretical knowledge means that risk assessments in the tender phase are less accurate. This reduced accuracy has two negative consequences. First, the trencher may fail. Secondly, the safety margins can be too large. Both...