Latest News - January 2009
After nearly 8 years at the Centre For Advanced Industry and
due to continued expansion, SEtech have moved.
SEtech have now moved to Milburn House. For directions and more location information go to the Contact Us page.
Milburn House is designed in keeping with an ocean going liner,
with floors labelled deck-style with A at the top and G at the ground floor.
It was the first building in Britain to be built specially for renting. When it
opened in 1905 it was also Europe’s largest office scheme. It remains a landmark building in Newcastle City Centre.
SEtech are pleased to announce completion of their Finpile research contract.
This was funded by the DTI and was focused on achieving improved lateral capacity
and stiffness of monopile foundations being used almost exclusively for offshore
wind turbines.
The work included finite element modelling, laboratory testing and field
trials of piles and demonstrated that savings of up to 30% of steel weight
could be achieved in some ground conditions. Other benefits are also anticipated
to reduce requirements for drill outs and extension of monopile type foundations
into deeper water depths.
The work has been presented to several windfarm developers and to a recent
DTI research seminar in London. Considerable interest is being generated in
the work and we are hopeful that the technique will be used on a met mast
foundation in the near future.
In conjunction with sister company Gardline Marine Sciences Ltd, SEtech
offer an integrated planning, survey and engineering service for the submarine
telecoms industry. This was demonstrated for a new fibre optic cable link
connecting the UK mainland to Guernsey and Brittany, France. Following an
initial desk top study, survey permitting was carried out by SEtech. Following
completion of the route survey, SEtech also carried out a burial assessment.
Working together on this fast track project, Gardline and SEtech were able
to offer a fully integrated service.
SEtech have developed a strong track record in suction pile design with a
number of projects completed off west Africa on behalf of Acergy. SEtech is
also currently undertaking suction pile design for a PLEM structure for a field
development off Malaysia on behalf of Acergy Asia.
SEtech has recently partnered London Marine Consultants (LMC) in the
design of FPSO suction anchors for the Sonagol Gimboa project, offshore Angola.
SEtech undertook the specialist geotechical design with LMC completing the
structural design. This was the first collaboration between the two companies
and used the skills of both to their best advantage.
Renewables
Whilst SEtech is involved with a wide range of UK and Worldwide projects, it has made a refreshing change to be involved with a ‘local’ project – Teesside Offshore Wind Farm.
Acting as geotechnical advisors to EDF Energy, SEtech had undertaken a desk top study, scoped and supervised the geotechnical investigation and is currently undertaking the integration of the geophysical and geotechnical data as part of the
interpretative report for the site. As part of the SEtech client representative role, we have worked closely with a number of project partners/stakeholders including the FEED contractor Garrad Hassan and the verification body DNV.
SEtech are hopeful that our involvement in Teesside will continue through to the detailed design and construction stages.
Construction works on Offshore Wind Farms keep SEtech busy
SEtech are currently providing cable engineering to Subocean on a number of offshore projects. With support from Gardline Environmental, SEtech has been undertaking route development work, producing cable route lists (RPL’s) and undertaking burial performance and risk assessments. Recently completed and ongoing projects include Lynn & Inner Dowsing, Thanet & Robin Rigg.
In addition to the consultancy work provided by SEtech, Gardline Environmental are also providing positioning support directly to Subocean.
Current Vacancies
-Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
-Senior Geotechnical Engineer (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
Further details about these vacancies
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