Marine Geotechnical Engineering

Knowledge:

The candidate should have knowledge of:

• Equipment and standard soil investigation methods in use offshore
• Geotechnical problems related to offshore oil exploration and production
• Calculation procedures relevant for foundations, piles and anchors subjected to cyclic loading

Skills:

The candidate is able to:

• Evaluate and make use of a standard report of marine site investigations
• Identify geotechnical problems in a project
• Estimate the capacities of foundations, piles and anchors for given design parameters for the soil at hand

General competence:

The candidate can:

• Communicate with designers in Marine Soil Mechanics
• Communicate with operators and designers in adjacent fields of Offshore Engineering
• Work within a group specialising in Marine Soil Mechanics