Ocean mining activities have been ongoing for nearly 70 years, making great contributions
to industrialization. Given the increasing demand for energy, along with the restructuring of …

Submarine slides pose a serious threat to the safety of transmission pipelines in offshore
petroleum engineering. This threat is mainly manifested in the fact that pipelines are …

Deep-sea pipelines play a pivotal role in seabed mineral resource development, global
energy and resource supply provision, network communication, and environmental …

Background Marine geological disasters (ie, catastrophic events occurring in marine
environments) may seriously threaten the safety of engineering facilities, life, and property in …

Multiple corrosion defects located in varied orientations are common on pipelines,
significantly impacting pipeline conditions. In this work, 3D finite element (FE) based multi …

Potential catastrophic re-activations of ancient massive landslides in reservoir areas have
posed serious threats to the safety of local people and the ecological environment. Failure …

With the extensive laying of subsea pipe networks, interactions between seabeds and
pipelines are attracting increasing attention; nevertheless, the study of buried pipelines …

In-situ full-flow penetrometers (ie, the ball and T-bar) have shown great advantages and
promising applications in testing and evaluating the undrained shear strength of low …

Highlights•The geomorphology of the Yellow River subaqueous delta was
characterised.•Distinct morphological zones are identified and associated processes …

Pipelines in the deep sea are at risk of damage due to submarine landslides, which can
result in the loss of costly infrastructure and pollution stemming from hydrocarbon leaks …