<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document contains provisions for geotechnical engineering design that are applicable to a broad range of offshore structures, rather than to a particular structure type. This document outlines methods developed for the design of shallow foundations with an embedded length (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>) to diameter (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em>) ratio <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> < 0,5, intermediate foundations, which typically have 0,5 ≤ <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> ≤ 10 (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 7</span></span>), and long and flexible pile foundations with <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> > 10 (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clauses 8 and 9</span></span>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document also provides guidance on soil-structure interaction aspects for flowlines, risers and conductors (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 10</span></span>) and anchors for floating facilities (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 11</span></span>). This document contains brief guidance on site and soil characterization, and identification of hazards (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 6</span></span>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document can be applied for foundation design for offshore structures used in the lower carbon energy industry. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document contains provisions for geotechnical engineering design that are applicable to a broad range of offshore structures, rather than to a particular structure type. This document outlines methods developed for the design of shallow foundations with an embedded length (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>) to diameter (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em>) ratio <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> < 0,5, intermediate foundations, which typically have 0,5 ≤ <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> ≤ 10 (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 7</span></span>), and long and flexible pile foundations with <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L</em>/<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">D</em> > 10 (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clauses 8 and 9</span></span>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document also provides guidance on soil-structure interaction aspects for flowlines, risers and conductors (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 10</span></span>) and anchors for floating facilities (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 11</span></span>). This document contains brief guidance on site and soil characterization, and identification of hazards (see <span class="citesec"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Clause 6</span></span>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This document can be applied for foundation design for offshore structures used in the lower carbon energy industry. </span></p>
