Research Highlights
University of Western Australia – The Centre for Offshore Foundation
Systems (COFS)
Figure 2. COFS main research, funding sources and industry engagements
Facilities
COFS currently operates the only geotechnical centrifuge facility in Australia, comprising a 1.8 m radius fixed beam centrifuge (Figure 3) and a 1.2 m diameter drum centrifuge (Figure 4). A third 10 m beam centrifuge is currently being built and will be installed in 2015. The centrifuge team works closely with our in-house workshop to design and test scale models of offshore infrastructure components. We are currently handling over 50 research and industry projects each year.
Figure 3. The UWA beam centrifuge and associated equipment
Figure 4. The UWA drum centrifuge
