Review of research on interactions between deepwater steel catenary risers and soft clay seabeds

Abstract

Steel catenary risers (SCR) have become an enabling technology for deepwater environments. A comprehensive review was conducted on recent research that examined interactions between deepwater steel catenary risers and soft clay seabeds. This included the STRIDE (steel risers in deepwater environments) and CARISIMA (catenary riser soil interaction model for global riser analysis) joint jndustry jrogram’s test data as well as information from existing papers.

Keywords

steel catenary riser (SCR) / touchdown point / soft clay seabeds