Inclined Loading Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Clay

An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the inclined pullout capacity of an embedded suction anchor in clay seafloor. Validation has been made through comparisons with a limited number of centrifuge model test results. Results indicate that the inclined pullout capacity of an embedded suction anchor in clay decreases as the load inclination angle to the horizontal increases. As the point of the load application moves downward, the inclined pullout capacity increases, reaches its peak, and then starts to decrease.

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Horizontal Pullout Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Sand

Volume 2: Ocean Engineering and Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology ◽

10.1115/omae2006-92006 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S. Bang ◽

K. Jones ◽

Y. S. Kim ◽

K. O. Kim ◽

Y. Cho

Keyword(s):

Analytical Solution ◽

Model Test ◽

Load Application ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Pullout Capacity ◽

Centrifuge Model

An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the horizontal pullout capacity of embedded suction anchors. Validation has been made through comparisons with the centrifuge model test results. The results indicate that the horizontal pullout capacity of the embedded suction anchor in sand increases, reaches its peak and then starts to decrease as the point of the load application moves downward. The effect of flanges on the horizontal pullout capacity is also found to be significant.

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Horizontal Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Clay

Volume 4: Materials Technology; Ocean Engineering ◽

10.1115/omae2007-29115 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

S. Bang ◽

K. Jones ◽

Y. S. Kim ◽

Y. Cho

Keyword(s):

Analytical Solution ◽

Model Test ◽

Load Application ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Pullout Capacity ◽

Centrifuge Model

An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the horizontal pullout capacity of embedded suction anchors in clay seafloor. Validation has been made through comparisons with the centrifuge model test results. The results indicate that the horizontal pullout capacity of the embedded suction anchor in clay increases, reaches its peak and then starts to decrease as the point of the load application moves downward. The effect of flanges on the horizontal pullout capacity is also found to be significant.

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Horizontal Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Clay

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.4001951 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 133 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. Bang ◽

K. Jones ◽

Y. S. Kim ◽

Y. Cho

Keyword(s):

Analytical Solution ◽

Model Test ◽

Soil Type ◽

Embedment Depth ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Pullout Capacity ◽

Direct Function ◽

Centrifuge Model ◽

Factors Influencing

The embedded suction anchor (ESA) is a type of permanent offshore foundation that is installed by a suction pile. The primary factors influencing the horizontal pullout capacity of an ESA include the loading point, the soil type, the embedment depth, and the addition of flanges. The main purpose of this study is to develop an analytical solution that is capable of estimating the horizontal pullout capacity of ESAs with the loading point being anywhere along its length with or without flanges. An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the horizontal pullout capacity of embedded suction anchors in clay seafloor. Validation has been made through comparisons with the centrifuge model test results. Results indicate that the horizontal pullout capacity of the embedded suction anchor in clay increases, reaches its peak, and then starts to decrease as the point of the load application moves downward. The effect of flanges on the horizontal pullout capacity is also found to be significant. The horizontal pullout capacity is a direct function of the loading point. The horizontal pullout capacity increases as the loading point moves downward and the maximum pullout capacity is obtained when the loading point is approximately at the mid-depth. The increase in horizontal pullout capacity can be significant, i.e., more than twice in magnitude when the maximum pullout capacity is compared with that associated with the loading point near the top or tip.

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Pullout Capacity of Suction Piles in Clay Under Eccentric Vertical Loads

Volume 7: CFD and VIV; Offshore Geotechnics ◽

10.1115/omae2011-49058 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Y. S. Kim ◽

Y. Cho ◽

S. Bang ◽

K. D. Jones

Keyword(s):

Model Tests ◽

Mooring Line ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Loading Capacity ◽

Test Results ◽

Pullout Capacity ◽

Test Procedures ◽

Centrifuge Model ◽

Centrifuge Model Tests

As part of a study on the determination of the suction pile vertical pullout loading capacity, five centrifuge model tests have been conducted on a model suction pile embedded in clay. Details of the centrifuge model test procedures and results are described. Variable in the centrifuge model tests includes the point of the mooring line attachment which was varied from the top to the bottom along the side of the model suction pile. The effect of this parameter on the suction pile vertical pullout capacity is described and discussed in detail. Test results indicate that the loading capacity increases, reaches its peak, and then decreases as the loading point moves downward.

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Nonlinear numerical analyses of a pile-soil system under sinusoidal bedrock loadings verifying centrifuge model test results

Geomechanics and Engineering ◽

10.12989/gae.2017.12.2.239 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 239-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yong-Seok Kim ◽

Jung-In Choi

Keyword(s):

Model Test ◽

Numerical Analyses ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Soil System ◽

Centrifuge Model

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The Deformation Characteristics of Weak Foundation with High Back Siltation in the Immersed Tunnel

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2018/6538764 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xiabing Yue ◽

Yuan Xie ◽

Yongli Xie

Keyword(s):

Numerical Calculation ◽

Model Test ◽

Calculation Method ◽

Centrifuge Model Test ◽

Deformation Characteristics ◽

Test Results ◽

Centrifuge Model ◽

Immersed Tunnel ◽

Natural Foundation ◽

Tube Structure

The deformation characteristics of a weak foundation with high back siltation in an immersed tunnel lack empirical data; however, the calculation method and control of foundation settlements are highly important to tunnel design and construction. This paper takes a cross section of the natural foundation of an immersed tunnel in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) as the research object and conducts a centrifuge model test. The soil layer is divided, and the soil parameters are determined by the CPTU and the indoor dynamic three triaxial test. In consideration of the actual engineering scale and the ability of the centrifuge model test system, the similarity ratio of the model to the prototype is studied and determined. As for the immersed tube structure, the deformation characteristics are mainly studied. Therefore, the organic glass is selected as the model material by the similarity of the elastic modulus and the density. The characteristics of the resilience and recompression of the natural foundation of the immersed tunnel and the strain characteristics of the immersed tube structure are obtained by the analysis of the multiworking condition test data. Moreover, based on the actual engineering geological conditions of the subsea tunnel, a numerical calculation method is carried out to check the reliability of the centrifuge model test results. The results of the numerical calculation are consistent with the model test results.

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