A recent review on multi-physics coupling between deep-sea mining equipment and marine sediment

F Sha, M Xi, X Chen, X Liu, H Niu, Y Zuo - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine contains rich natural ore resources with significant development prospects and
strategic value significance, and marine metal resource mining is critical in ocean …

Mechanical properties and soil failure process of interface between grouser of tracked mining vehicle and deep-sea sediment

L Wang, X Chen, L Wang, Z Li, W Yang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Tracked mining vehicles (TMVs) are key equipment in deep-sea mining systems and can
easily slip when walking on soft sediments on the seabed. Thus, it is important to investigate …

Determination of depth-dependent undrained shear strength of structured marine clays based on large deformation finite element analysis of T-bar penetrations

L Ke, Y Gao, K Fei, Y Gu, J Ji - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
T-bar penetrometers are widely used for measuring the undrained shear strength profiles of
soft clays in either laboratory 1 g and ng model tests or field investigations. In fact, natural …

Large-scale seafloor stability evaluation of the northern continental slope of South China Sea

X Guo, D Zheng, T Nian, L Lv - Marine Georesources & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
With the continuous expansion of energy demand, the deep-water continental slope in the
northern South China Sea has become one of the significant offshore oil and gas …

Experimental investigation of thermo-mechanical behaviors of deep-sea clay from the South China Sea

A Sun, G Yang, Q Yang, M Qi, N Wang, Y Ren - Applied Ocean Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal-induced geotechnical problems in offshore engineering, such as marine energy
exploitation and submarine nuclear waste disposal, have recently attracted increasing …

A Review on Underwater Collection and Transportation Equipment of Polymetallic Nodules in Deep-Sea Mining

X Zhang, Y Zuo, J Wei, F Sha, Z Yuan, X Liu… - Journal of Marine …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In response to the anticipated scarcity of terrestrial land resources in the coming years, the
acquisition of marine mineral resources is imperative. This paper mainly summarizes the …

Experimental research on consolidation creep characteristics and microstructure evolution of soft soil

J Yuan, Y Gan, J Chen, S Tan, J Zhao - Frontiers in Materials, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The influence of creep deformation of soft soil on engineering construction can't be ignored.
In order to deeply understand the macroscopic mechanical properties and the evolution …

Dynamic behavior of Haikou marine clay treated with cement

L Zhang, J Shi, Q Peng, C Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic properties of cement-treated soil are important in evaluating the performance
of both cement-treated ground and overlying infrastructure subjected to dynamic loads such …

Effect of temperature rise on the mechanical behaviour of deep-sea clay surrounding oil and gas pipelines

T Nian, Z Gu, X Guo, H Zhang, Y Jia - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanical behaviour of deep-sea clay is crucial for oil and gas pipeline safety and is
traditionally assessed through in situ penetration testing, which is usually conducted in a low …

Experimental study on the mechanical properties of Guiyang red clay considering the meso micro damage mechanism and stress path

Y Zhang, S Zuo, RYM Li, Y Mo, G Yang, M Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study investigated the macroscopic physical and mechanical properties of Guiyang red
clay during surcharge loading, lateral excavation and lateral unloading with axial loading …