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7/2/2015 InSitu Soil Testing | Offshore testing | Introduction http://www.conepenetration.com/onlinebook/nearshoremarinetesting/introduction4/ 1/2 Lankelma is the foremost contractor for onshore in situ soil testing in the UK. An acknowledged specialist in CPT, Lankelma also offers a worldwide consultancy and training service. A.P. van den Berg develops, designs and manufactures geotechnical and environmental soil investigation equipment for onshore and offshore applications. Specialists in CPT systems and equipment. Gardline Geosciences offers worldwide marine geotechnics, inhouse consutancy and services with marine investigations ranging from nearshore to full ocean depth (down to 3000m). Hans Brouwer studied civil engineering at Delft University in The Netherlands. He has worked as a parttime lecturer at Amsterdam Polytechnic and was senior partner in a structural engineering consultancy. He has written a standard textbook in Dutch about the design of building foundations. He now lives in England where he writes technical textbooks in English, hopefully to reach a bigger readership. JJ M Search: Submit Home Online Book Case Studies Research & Development Further Information Buy the Book Buy the Book Published By Lankelma Gardline About the Author Quick Links: 10. Offshore testing Chapter 10 Offshore testing Chapter Contents: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Seabed cone penetration test systems 10.3 Seabed soil samplers 10.4 Seabed resistivity systems Online Book | Offshore testing | Introduction Introduction INTRODUCTION 10.1 Further offshore, water depths are too great for jackups so vessels are used. Two types of geotechnical investigation can be performed with a vesselbased system: a seabed system or a drilling based system. For static operations such as drilling and downhole CPTs, vessels with the means to stay stationary have to be used. This can be achieved by using mooring systems, or (more expensively) vessels with dynamic positioning capabilities. Drill ships need a moonpool (a hole in the ship’s deck) so that the work can be carried out safely and efficiently. Occasionally a drill system will be mounted on a cantilever platform over the side. A heave compensation system is needed as well as a seabed reaction frame (clamped around the drill pipe) for the CPTs. This heavy compensation system is designed to keep the drill stationary relative to the seabed, enabling the vessel to move up and down with the swell. These systems allow drilling operations to be performed offshore and samples to be recovered, and downhole CPT tests to be performed. However, smaller seabed systems can be deployed from larger types of vessels. In essence only a barge or vessel with a suitable crane or Aframe is necessary. The selected vessel must have the ability to remain on station throughout the test either by anchoring or more commonly holding station using its bow and stern thrusters. Figure 89 shows a typical portal frame arrangement deploying a seabed resistivity system. The methods of performing seabed investigations are detailed over the following pages. These can vary from the simplest form of grab sampling to new high quality sampling and CPT testing techniques. The following marine site investigation tools will be described.

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Lankelma is the foremostcontractor for onshore in­situ soil testing in the UK. Anacknowledged specialist inCPT, Lankelma also offers aworldwide consultancy andtraining service.

A.P. van den Berg develops,designs and manufacturesgeotechnical andenvironmental soilinvestigation equipment foronshore and offshoreapplications. Specialists inCPT systems andequipment.

Gardline Geosciencesoffers worldwide marinegeotechnics, in­houseconsutancy and serviceswith marine investigationsranging from nearshore tofull ocean depth (down to3000m).

Hans Brouwer studied civilengineering at DelftUniversity in TheNetherlands. He hasworked as a part­timelecturer at AmsterdamPolytechnic and was seniorpartner in a structuralengineering consultancy. Hehas written a standardtextbook in Dutch about thedesign of buildingfoundations. He now lives inEngland where he writestechnical textbooks inEnglish, hopefully to reach abigger readership.

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Introduction

  

          INTRODUCTION   10.1 

 

  

Further offshore, water depths are too great for jack­ups so vessels are

used. Two types of geotechnical investigation can be performed with a

vessel­based system: a seabed system or a drilling based system.

  

For static operations such as drilling and down­hole CPTs, vessels with

the means to stay stationary have to be used. This can be achieved by

using mooring systems, or (more expensively) vessels with dynamic

positioning capabilities.

  

Drill ships need a moon­pool (a hole in the ship’s deck) so that the work

can be carried out safely and efficiently. Occasionally a drill system will

be mounted on a cantilever platform over the side. A heave

compensation system is needed as well as a seabed reaction frame

(clamped around the drill pipe) for the CPTs. This heavy compensation

system is designed to keep the drill stationary relative to the seabed,

enabling the vessel to move up and down with the swell. These systems

allow drilling operations to be performed offshore and samples to be

recovered, and down­hole CPT tests to be performed.

   

   

However, smaller seabed systems can be deployed from larger

types of vessels. In essence only a barge or vessel with a

suitable crane or A­frame is necessary. The selected vessel

must have the ability to remain on station throughout the test

either by anchoring or more commonly holding station using its

bow and stern thrusters. Figure 89 shows a typical portal frame

arrangement deploying a seabed resistivity system. 

The methods of performing seabed investigations are detailed over the

following pages. These can vary from the simplest form of grab

sampling to new high quality sampling and CPT testing techniques.

The following marine site investigation tools will be described.

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Seabed CPT systems

 

Seabed soil samplers

 

Seabed resistivity systems. 

 

  

 

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