Recent Advances in Environment and Energy Related Processes in Offshore Geotechnical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Offshore geotechnical engineering is an intricate discipline that encompasses a variety of challenges, from dealing with deep-sea environmental conditions to ensuring the stability and safety of offshore structures. Central to these challenges is the understanding and characterization of the environment- and energy-related processes that play a pivotal role in the design, construction, and operation of offshore facilities. This Special Issue, titled “Recent Advances in Environment- and Energy-Related Processes in Offshore Engineering”, aims to bring together cutting-edge research, innovative methodologies, and the latest findings in offshore geotechnical engineering.

Contributors are encouraged to submit papers that delve into areas such as the development of renewable marine energy; structure–environment interactions; environmental geomechanics; multiphasic, multiprocess simulation for offshore engineering; and innovative solutions for offshore geotechnics. Manuscripts that present novel numerical models, experimental setups, or case studies that provide insights into aspects of the environmental and energy processes of offshore geotechnical engineering are particularly welcome.

Through this Special Issue, we aspire to foster a deeper understanding of the environment- and energy-related processes that govern offshore geotechnical engineering, ultimately advancing the state of the art in this critical field. The knowledge we gather can significantly influence the design of more resilient offshore infrastructure, ensuring safer operations for challenging marine environments and energies.

We invite both researchers and industry professionals to contribute to this endeavor to build a comprehensive repository of knowledge that bridges the gap between theory and practical application in offshore engineering.

Dr. Xiang Sun
Dr. Lujun Wang
Dr. Yuze Wang
Dr. Zhixiang Chen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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