Promoting Sustainable Marine Development: Geotechnical Engineering Problems and Environmental Guarantee Technology in Marine Space, Energy and Resource Development

Dear Colleagues,

In order to coordinate the conflict between economic development and climate change and solve the energy crisis, countries worldwide are actively developing forms of renewable energy, including solar energy, hydropower, geothermal energy and wind energy.

Among all renewable energy sources, solar energy, hydropower and onshore wind energy are limited by region and environment. The ocean is important in the development of forms of renewable energy, including marine wind energy, wave energy and tidal energy. Simultaneously, it is rich in marine resources, including various marine biological resources, marine oil and mineral resources.

In the development of marine resources, various offshore structures, including ships, platforms and seabed systems, are generally used. The long-term supporting structures of these systems generally face geotechnical problems. Therefore, a full understanding of these geotechnical problems is necessary to solve these problems. In addition, seabed-induced earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and other issues also have an important impact on the development of marine resources. The development of various oil and gas resources and mineral resources on the seabed also faces geotechnical problems.

In order to promote the sustainable development of marine space, energy and resources, this study focuses on the geotechnical problems in marine technology development. It is hoped that the Special Issue will promote the solution of geotechnical problems, technical exchange and industrial applications in this field. Any issues related to this field can be submitted to and published in this Special Issue.

Authors are invited to submit their original research articles, case studies and review articles that concern any of the following subjects:

• Supported foundations for offshore wind turbines, including monopile, suction caisson, jacket, floating and other forms.
• The geotechnical engineering of islands and reefs, including ground improvement, slope erosion, seabed instability, ecological reinforcement and others.
• The foundations of anchoring systems, including the suction anchor, torpedo anchor, plate anchor, pile and others.
• Mooring lines, including chain–seabed interactions, local trenches near the touch down zone and others.
• Marine geological hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and other issues.
• Marine pipeline engineering, including pipe–seabed interaction during the laying process and when in service.
• Costal engineering concerning hydrodynamics and related geotechnical problems, including waves, currents and sediment transport; coastal, estuarine and offshore morphology; the technical and functional design of coastal and harbor structures; the morphological and environmental impact of coastal, harbor and offshore structures.
• Shallow gas disasters in offshore areas, including gas production, transportation in soil and prevention and control methods to reduce the effects of these disasters on offshore structures.
• Deep-water oil and gas exploitation, including the exploitation theory and technics, and its effects on the environment.
• Geological CO₂ storage, including the injection, storage and transportation process.
• The occurrence, migration and dissolution of marine pollutants.
• Geotechnical engineering problems such as the construction, operation and recycling of marine pasture.

Note that this list is not exclusive. Authors can submit articles that address subjects other than those mentioned but are related to the theme of sustainable materials.

Prof. Dr. Zhen Guo
Dr. Shengjie Rui
Dr. Wenjie Zhou
Guest Editors

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