Investigation on the Effect of Geometrical and Geotechnical Parameters on Elongated Offshore Piles Using Fuzzy Inference Systems

作     者：Ali AMINFAR Alireza MOJTAHEDI Hamid AHMADI Mohammad Hossain AMINFAR 

作者机构：Civil Engineering Department Islamic Azad UniversityTabriz Branch Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Tabriz 

出 版 物：《China Ocean Engineering》 (中国海洋工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第31卷第3期

页      面：378-388页

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学科分类：081505[工学-港口、海岸及近海工程] 08[工学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 082401[工学-船舶与海洋结构物设计制造] 

主　　题：pile soil FEM offshore jacket platform pile-soil interaction, ^-logic fuzzification 

摘      要：Among numerous offshore structures used in oil extraction, jacket platforms are still the most favorable ones in shallow waters. In such structures, log piles are used to pin the substructure of the platform to the seabed. The pile＇s geometrical and geotechnical properties are considered as the main parameters in designing these structures. In this study, ANSYS was used as the FE modeling software to study the geometrical and geotechnical properties of the offshore piles and their effects on supporting jacket platforms. For this purpose, the FE analysis has been done to provide the preliminary data for the fuzzy-logic post-process. The resulting data were implemented to create Fuzzy Inference System （FIS） classifications. The resultant data of the sensitivity analysis suggested that the orientation degree is the main factor in the pile＇s geometrical behavior because piles which had the optimal operational degree of about 5° arc more sustained. Finally, the results showed that the related fuzzified data supported the FE model and provided an insight for extended offshore pile designs.