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Winthrop Professor Mark Cassidy , the Director of Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, will present a seminar on ‘ Engineering Solutions for Australia's Offshore Oil and Gas Developments '.

Abstract:

The world's appetite for energy continues to expand. While we contend with the challenge of global warming, this demand ensures that hydrocarbon resources, including natural gas and oil, will remain a major source of energy into this century.

Combined with the depletion of reserves in shallow waters and traditional regions this demand is resulting in offshore developments moving into deeper waters and untested environments.

These environments often present problematic seabed soil conditions requiring engineering solutions to new technical challenges.

In this seminar the presenter will discuss how UWA's physical testing facilities, such as Australia's only geotechnical centrifuge, are being used to address these challenges.

Analysis models that have been developed at UWA and are now being used by civil engineers in predicting foundation and structural failure will be discussed.

The details of the seminar are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 29 July
Time: 4.00pm-5.00pm
Venue: Blakers Lecture Room, Ground Floor, Mathematics Building, UWA

For more information about the seminar please visit the website .