DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICS

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL

Foundation of Offshore Structures (AM822)
II-semester, Marine Structures (M.Tech.)
Assignment 1
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1. Describe need of foundation for offshore structures. Discuss the type of foundation adopted
for coastal and offshore structures. (5)
2. Describe construction of bore-in-situ piles. (5)
3. Describe the concepts of foundation evolved from onshore to offshore construction. (5)
4. Discuss about various foundation for offshore structures. (5)
5. Describe classification of piles. (5)
6. Discuss foundation design methods in offshore structures. …...(5)
7. Discuss about empirical correlations in establishing soil characteristics (10)
8. Discuss about lower and upper bound solutions for bearing capacity of soil mass (10)