C-CORE is an applied engineering research institute located at Memorial University. Funded by industry and government, the Centre undertakes research that contributes to the safe and economic development of resources in extreme environments.
Research
C-CORE's research objectives are defined in the Five-Year Research Plan which is continually reviewed with experts to ensure that the Centre's research remains relevant to the needs of its clients. Major research thrusts have evolved to deal with engineering and scientific issue:
Ice Engineering
Remote Sensing
Geophysics
Centrifuge and Experimental Modelling
Space Systems
Intelligent Systems
Geomechanics and Environment
Marine Robotics and Subsea Sensing
CLARK, Jack I. Principal consultant
Keywords
• Geotechnical engineering; marine geotechnical engineering;
environmental engineering; pipeline engineering
Current research
• Bearing capacity of large offshore foundations
• Ice scour of marine pipelines
• Operations in harsh environments
Past research
• Slope stability
• Dynamic soil properties
• Ice-seabed interaction
Potential research
• Deep-water geotechnical coupling and testing
• Full-scale pipeline testing
• Centrifuge modelling of earthquake effects
KING, Tony Research engineer
Keywords
• Centrifuge modelling, ice risk assessment; sheer wave measurements
in soil
Current research
• Pipleline routing for Grand Banks pipelines (re: iceberg
risk)
• Sheer wave measurements in soft soils
• Centrifuge modelling
Past research
• Sheer wave measurements in soils
• Numerical modelling of iceberg risk to pipelines and subsea
facilities
• Centrifuge modelling of various geotechnical phenomena
Potential research
• Iceberg risk assessment for offshore facilities
• Centrifuge modelling of various geotechnical phenomena
• Application of sheer wave measurements for offshore applications
Special equipment or facilities
• Access to geotechnical centrifuge and associated equipment,
soil testing equipment
LEFEUVRE, Patricia Research engineer II
Keywords
• Digital image processing; underwater acoustics; electronics;
electrical engineering; target tracking; sub-pixel resolution;
FMCW acoustics
Current research
• Development of analytical techniques to enable taxonomic
identification of fish species using acoustic signals (with C-CORE
and NSERC)
Past research
• Development of an underwater "chirp" acoustic
profiling system
• Research in the area of sub-pixel, video tracking techniques
McDERMOTT, Ian Director, Geophysics
Keywords
• Engineering and environmental geophysics; geophysical and
geotechnical properties of high water content soils and soil-like
waste; geophysical, geotechnical correlations; technology development
Current research
• Development of technology for measurement of geophysical
and geotechnical properties of marine and lacustrine sediments
• Centrifuge modelling of soft-soil behaviour
• Seabed property distribution, using a geographical information
system (GIS)
Past research
• Development of a deepwater, sub-bottom profiler for surveying
continental margin and abyssal plain seabeds
• Geophysical and geotechnical properties of contaminated
sediments
• Geophysical and geotechnical engineering (GAGE) database
Potential research
• Coastal zone management
• Deep water seabed research
• Application of environmental technologies, developed at
C-CORE
Special equipment or facilities
• Goetechnical centrifuge, soils testing apparatus (e.g.
triaxial cell and rowe cell), density profiling apparatus, X-ray
facility, acoustic tank, sub-bottom profiling system, seabed samplers,
seabed profiling tool to obtain dynamic properties and density,
geoenvironmental testing platform
McKENNA, Richard Director, Ice Engineering
Keywords
• Risk analysis; ice engineering; ice loads; ice-structure
interaction; ice properties; offshore environment; offshore safety;
de-icing technology
Current research
• Ice risk to offshore installations and pipelines
• Ice loads
• Ice and software environments
Past research
• Mechanics of ice crushing
• Ice loads on conical structures
• Ice and ice rubble properties
• Human safety during offshore operation
Special equipment or facilities
• Extensive array of ice testing equipment for field and
offshore deployment
• Cold room and mechanical testing facilities
• Geotechnical centrifuge with ice test capability
• Access to ice basis, offshore basin and towing tank facilities
(Institute for Marine Dynamics, National Research Council Canada)
PHILLIPS, Ryan Geotechnical group director
Keywords
• Geotechical engineering; physical modelling; centrifuge
model testing
Current research
• Soil-structure interaction
• Iceberg scour
• Slope stability
Past research
• Instrumentation equipment for high-g operation
Special equipment or facilities
• Centrifuge, 200g, 5m radius, 220g-ton
POPESCU, Radu (see Engineering)
POWER, Desmond Director, Remote Sensing
Keywords
• Satellite remote sensing; Radar systems
Current research
• Radarsat iceberg detection
• Ground movement and subsidence with INSAR
• UHF radar
Past research
• Sonar arrays
• HF radar
Potential research
• HF radar
RANDELL, Charles Vice-president
Keywords
• Remote sensing; satellite SAR; UHF radar development; AUVs;
underwater vision; subsea sensors; image processing
Research specialty
• Remote sensing
Current research
• Satellite SAR (e.g. interferometry)
• UHF radar development
• Enhanced vision in fog
Past research
• AUVs
• Underwater vision and preception
• Subsea sensors
Potential research
• Industrial applications for satellite remote sensing
• Commercial AUV
• Image processing
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