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ABS Fills Methodology Void with Dynamically Installed Piles Guidance Notes

ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the offshore industry, has published Guidance Notes that includes the first industry best practices on design methodology for dynamically installed piles. The new ABS Guidance Notes on Design and Installation of Dynamically Installed Piles provides a better understanding of the geotechnical and structural performance of piles, enabling engineers to develop safe and efficient pile designs.

Dynamically installed piles are finned piles designed to be released from 20 to 100 m above the seabed and reach velocities from 20 to 25 m/s before self-embedment. The tip penetration is expected to be two to three times the pile length with holding capacity after consolidation ranging from three to six times the pile weight. By referring to the Guidance Notes, engineers are able to minimize uncertainties using methodology that incorporates strain rate and inertia drag for pile design and installation.

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