The stability of rock on mild slops under wave attack

Momentarily the determination of the static stability of rock on mild slopes can be split in roughly two paths, the empirical and the physical approach. However, both the approaches have their limitations from which one could conclude that neither approach is currently an accurate description of the stability of rock on mild slopes under wave...

New south exit channel in Río de la Plata: A preliminary design study

The authorities of Argentina wish to improve the accessibility of the ports located in the Río de la Plata and upstream to the Paraná River. The water depth in the Río de la Plata is very shallow and did not suffice for vessels to navigate. Therefore navigation channels have been dredged. Ship drafts have increased in time and nowadays there is...

Project Cartagena: Tunneling the bay

Cartagena is one of the main touristic attractions of Colombia with its good conserved colonial city centre. The city also has an important contribution to the economic growth of Colombia, because of its big port and its beneficial location towards the Panama Channel. However, Cartagena is suffering from problems with the accessibility of...

Investigation of the collapse mechanism of open ended piles during installation

The open-ended large diameter piles, used by Woodside Offshore Petroleum Ltd. as foundation for the offshore platform in Goodwyn-A, Australia, experienced deformations during their installation. The cause of this deformation was not clear as they were never observed before. Pile tips seemed to have obtained a sort of peanut shape deformation....