Two main areas of offshore activity are addressed in this book:

Opening Address.- Keynote Address: Offshore Foundation Safety.- The Use of Exploration Geo-Science Data in the Planning and Execution of Site Investigations for Offshore Development Facilities.- Successful Cable Burial - Its Dependence on the Correct Use of Plough Assessment and Geophysical Surveys.- A Measurable Classification System for Non-Calcareous Marine Soils.- Geotechnical Properties of Sediments from the Continental Slope Northwest of the British Isles.- Geosis Project: Integration of Geotechnical and Geophysical Data.- A Review of Sampling Effects in Clays and Sands.- Recent Developments in In Situ Testing in Offshore Soil Investigations.- The Influence of Stone and Boulder Inclusions on Offshore Site Investigation and Foundation Behaviour.- Improvement of Geophysical Interpretation by Use of Delph1 Processed Data.- The Extraction of Geotechnical Information from High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Data.- Workstation Data Integration Techniques for Offshore Site Investigation.- Problems Associated with Seismic Facies Analysis of Quaternary Sediments on the Northern UK Continental Margin.- The Engineering Geological Approach to the Siting of Offshore Structure in the Ravenspurn North Field.- Gannet Site and Piperoute Surveys - An Integrated Interpretation.- Integrated Geohazard Study Along the Krishna-Godavari Delta Slope, East Coast India.- Rigs and Reef Geology: A Site Survey in the Mafia Channel Offshore Tanzania.- Deepwater Engineering Geology and Production Structure Siting, Northern Gulf of Mexico.- Review of the Design Development of a High Performance Anchor System.- Optimization of Underbase Drainage Systems for Gravity Structures on Sand.- The Non-Piled Foundation Systems of the Snorre Field.- Foundation Behaviour of Gullfaks C.- FoundationMonitoring on the Hutton Tension Leg Platform.- Magnus Foundation Monitoring Project - Summary of Static and Dynamic Behaviour.- Large Diameter Pile Test Programme - Summary.- Response of Piles in Soft Clay and Silt Deposits to Static and Cyclic Axial Loading Based on Recent Instrumented Pile Load Tests.- Factors Affecting the Shaft Capacity of Displacement Piles in Clays.- Assessment of an Effective Stress Analysis for Predicting the Performance of Driven Piles in Clays.- Shaft Friction of Piles in Carbonate Soils.- Friction Coefficients for Piles in Sands and Silts.- Offshore Experience with Laterally Loaded Piles.- Analysis of Long Term Jack-Up Rig Foundation Performance.- Novel Foundation Concept for a Jacket Finding Its Place.- A Review of the Design and Certification of Offshore Piles, with Reference to Recent Axial Pile Load Tests.- The Evolution of Offshore Pile Design Codes and Future Developments.- Closing Address.