University of Western Australia COFS

Research Highlights
University of Western Australia – The Centre for Offshore Foundation
Systems (COFS) 

COFS

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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.

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Figure 3. The UWA beam centrifuge and associated equipment

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Figure 4. The UWA drum centrifuge

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