Personal Experience

Mr. P.Somehsa obtained MSc from Imperial College, London University in 1979 and started his career with McClelland Engineers in 1978. Following its takeover by Fugro in 1987, he remained until 1994 as the head of their offshore engineering group in Singapore.

Most of his experience is in the design and installation of foundations for offshore platforms, jack up rigs, suction foundations, pipelines and moorings in Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa and Europe. His piling experience includes drivability studies, hindcast studies, refusal and acceptance criteria, buckling and damage studies, remedial and loss mitigation recommendations. He has also conducted analyses for the recovery of a capsized oil platform as well as for the load-out of heavy offshore structures.

He is also a member of the ISO committee responsible for drafting the code of practice for offshore foundations. With SMG since 1995, he currently specializes in installation monitoring and quality assurance activities for geotechnical and environmental site investigations.