Science with Rice Bubbles under high gravity Sydney Centre in Geomechanics and Mining Materials NGCF@UWA Kellogg's ANZ Engineering Sydney Uni

Still spinning thanks to new virtual control room, creating value for industry partners Woodside Energy on Pipe Clamp Mattresses, Fugro & BSEE on suction buckets for offshore wind, delivering #researchimpact for ARC OFFshore Hub UWA Research

Congratulations to NGCF's Jarrad Hoyle, who is a new Dad and is starting early on recruitment to the NGCF team! UWA Research COFS UWA

It has been fun (and busy) building NGCF's data acquisition and motion control systems - DigiDAQ and PACS - for the University of Southampton's new geotechnical centrifuge facility. Enjoy! University of Southampton UoSEngineering UKCRIC COFS UWA UWA Research

Well this is exciting, a new pile hammer just back from the workshop and ready for a spin before tackling new research on impact driven monopiles for offshore wind applications. COFS UWA UWA Research

UWA Research Impact Story: 🦺 Getting a grip on offshore pipelines. NGCF@UWA UWA Eng & Math Sci team Conleth O'Loughlin Phil Watson validates Shell Australia PCMs in keeping pipes stable & connected throughout operating life for bp Woodside Energy Subcon bit.ly/3mDMr90

Hypnotising work by @COFS researcher Juliano Nietiedt, working with @ChrisGaudinCOFS and Mark Randolph on driving monopiles through scour protection as part of our research into pile tip damage and extrusion buckling for offshore wind. UWA Research

A very exciting new vibrohammer development for centrifuge modelling of offshore monopile installations for offshore wind! Great work from the NGCF team and COFS UWA & UWA_OGS researchers Júlia Hein Mazutti, Britta Bienen, Fraser Bransby and Mark Randolph UWA Research UWA

Another sample completed. Excited to be working with #Fugro and #Orsted to investigate suction bucket performance. COFS UWA Fugro Ørsted UWA Francisco Pereira

Close-up of our current model caisson. 80mm diameter representing 12m prototype scale [自称・1ドット]伊藤誠. 4 pressure sensors, nano meter accuracy depth measurement and 3 way adjustable valve. Cool kit! UWA Research

Its not silly if it works! It can get interesting pouring Kaolin slurry into a new sample. Takes a real team effort to make sure the intricate model's aren't disturbed. UWA Research

Install trials of an offshore pipe section in a Gulf of Mexico clay. Keeping our model small to reduce drainage paths and monitoring consolidation times closely with a pore pressure transducer at the invert. Can’t wait to see some cycling data (coming soon). FUN! UWA Research

Utilising only a single camera, these marker blocks from Photron allow us to measure pile displacement in 3D space to an accuracy of <1mm. Greatly appreciating the simplicity of the setup! UWA Research

Time for a quick selfie in between suction bucket tests on the C661 centrifuge. Thanks to Senthen Mani for a fun testing campaign!😃😃

A new NGCF centrifuge piezocone on its way to another geotechnical centrifuge centre, this time to the Reservoir Geomechanics Research Group at The University of Alberta. Enjoy! rgrg_ualberta Engineering at Alberta COFS UWA UWA_OGS UWA Research

Day 0 of #Asiafuge, hosted by NUS and the Geotechnical Society of Singapore, where UWA's NGCF was well represented in the centrifuge facility virtual tour programme. COFS UWA UWA_OGS UWA Research

Interested in seeing around our facility? Check out our virtual lab tour video youtu.be/K4Vdk2ByDao COFS UWA UWA_OGS UWA UWA Research

Well 2021 was a spin! As we close for the break, why not check out NGCF's Colm O'Beirne speaking about centrifuge modelling of pipeline clamp mattresses, youtu.be/tegTWXdkLkI . Read the complete #ResearchImpact story at tinyurl.com/mr4xsbuf COFS UWA UWA Research UWA Oceans Institute

A closer look at the work of the NGCF electronics team, preparing for upcoming centrifuge tests on spudcan impact on sandy seabeds to support #offshorewind installations COFS UWA UWA_OGS UWA Oceans Institute

Exciting to bring centrifuge modelling to life! Investigating long term anchor behaviour in natural, structured soil. NGCF’s instrumented reduced-scale plate anchors monitor pore pressure and anchor load in the field during cyclic and sustained loading.