Engineering Properties of Marine Soils and Offshore Foundations

Dear Colleagues,

The Sixth National Symposium on Island Reef Geotechnical Engineering (NSIRG 2023) was held by the Guilin University of Technology in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China. It covered an extensive range of research topics relevant to offshore geotechnical engineering, with an emphasis on island reef engineering, soil–structure interactions, offshore wind, site investigation, etc.

The NSIRG 2023 attracted more than 400 researchers and emerging research ideas were inspired through oral presentations, posters, discussions, and brochures. Unfortunately, most of the research outcomes presented at NSIRG 2023 have not been formally published and thus access is only available to a limited extent in the public domain. This Special Issue published by JMSE broadly aims to collect research articles on the themes of NSIRG 2023 but focuses on a wide scope of work relevant to both coastal and offshore engineering, including but not limited to the engineering properties of calcareous soils and coral sands, in situ investigation, the bearing capacity and deformation of offshore foundations subject to static and repeated loadings, and soil–structure interactions, etc.

Thus, we invite you to submit your research papers to this Special Issue. All your contributions are welcomed and will be highly appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Youkou Dong
Prof. Dr. Dengfeng Fu
Prof. Dr. Xiaowei Feng
Guest Editors

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