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The rotational displacement of offshore shallow foundations on clay due to moment loading has been studied in the Niger Delta Environment. Wave characteristics were deduced from available meteorological and oceanographic data while moments were evaluated from horizontal forces which impact on circular piles of 1.0-2.0 m diameter. The rotational displacement on an equivalent square foundation breadth B ranging from 9.9 m to 17.73 m, typical of circular foundation diameters of 10-20 m, was subsequently evaluated. Undrained shear strength su, of the sub-seabed was obtained from both field and laboratory tests. It is observed that rotational displacement θm1, reduces with increase in foundation breadth B, and Poisson ratio for a given applied moment M. It also reduces as M/B ratio reduces with increasing μ. A dimensionless plot of the ratio of moments to undrained shear strength, foundation breadth and rotational displacement gave values of 18.66 and 37.33 at μ = 0 and 0.5 respectively.
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