Yinghui Tian

Installation of caisson in non-uniform clay interbedded with a sand layer

S Zhou, M Zhou, X Zhang, Y Tian

Journal article  |  2021  |  Computers and Geotechnics

Accurately predict the resistance of caisson penetrating in stratified soil deposits is an engineering challenge for application o..

Optimisation of the padeye location for dynamically embedded plate anchors

Yinghui Tian, Conleth D O'Loughlin, Mark J Cassidy

Journal article  |  2021  |  COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Dynamically embedded plate anchors (DEPLAs) are a relatively new anchor type that combine the advantages of dynamically installed ..

Evaluation of capacities of bucket foundations in soft-stiff-soft clays under combined loading

N Yang, M Zhou, Y Tian, X Zhang

Journal article  |  2021  |  Applied Ocean Research

Bucket foundations are widely constructed for offshore wind turbines, which are subjected to combined vertical-horizontal-moment (..

Engineering properties of the compressibility and crushing characteristics of transitional soils mixed with silicate and carbonate sands

Yang Yang, Chunhui Zhang, Rong Wang, Mingjing Jiang, Yinghui Tian

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Transitional soils mixed with terrestrial silicate and marine carbonate deposits are commonly found in coastal regions, which have..

An interface to numerically model undrained soil-structure interactions

Wenlong Liu, Yinghui Tian, Mark J Cassidy

Journal article  |  2021  |  COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

The traditional Coulomb friction model is commonly used to illustrate interactions at the soil-structure interface, but it assumes..

Effect of sitting time on the breakout force of mat foundation on soft marine clay seabed

Q Zhang, T Fang, G Ye, G Liu, R Wang, Y Tian

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ocean Engineering

Jack-up offshore platform mat foundation has lower requirements on the bearing capacity on clay seabed than spudcan foundation, wh..

Assessment of submarine pipeline damages subjected to falling object impact considering the effect of seabed

Y Tian, W Chai, SE Borgi, C Zhang, L Sun, Z Xiao, D Fu

Journal article  |  2021  |  Marine Structures

Untrenched submarine pipelines lying on the seabed are vulnerable and can be damaged by the impact of falling objects. This may ca..

Solutions for Downslope Pipeline Walking on a Seabed With a Peaky Trilinear Soil Resistance Model

Adriano Castelo, David White, Yinghui Tian

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Offshore pipelines used for transporting hydrocarbons are cyclically loaded by great variations of pressure and temperature. These..

Experimental study on local scour and onset of VIV of a pipeline on a silty seabed under steady currents

Z Zang, Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Tian, MD Esteban

Journal article  |  2021  |  Applied Ocean Research

The experiments described here are composed of two parts: the 2D scour below a fixed pipeline on a silty seabed under steady curre..

A complete analytical solution for axial pipeline walking considering seabed resistance as rigid plastic behaviour

Y Tian, W Wu, MJ Cassidy, MF Randolph

Journal article  |  2021  |  Geotechnique

Offshore pipelines are important infrastructure for transporting oil and gas. They are subjected to cycles of high temperature and..