Longpilesoftheoceanoilplatformareusuallymanufacturedastheintegrationofseveralsegments,whichhavetobeassembledonebyoneduringinstallation.Duringpiledriving,excessiveporepressurewillbuildupinsuchahighlevelthathydraulicfracturinginthesoilroundthepilemaytakeplace,whichwillcausethesoiltoconsolidatemuchfasterduringpileextensionperiod.Consequently,afterpileextension,thesoilstrengthwillrecovertosomeextentandthedrivingresistancewillincreaseconsiderably,whichmakesrestartingdrivingthepileverydifficultandevencausesrefusal.Afiniteelement(FE)analysisprocedureispresentedforjudgingtheriskofrefusalbyestimatingtheblowcountsafterpileextension,inwhichtheregainofsoilstrengthisconsidered.AcaseanalysisinBohaiGulfisperformedusingtheproposedproceduretoexplainthepilerefusalphenomenon.
