scholarly journals Medium-scale laboratory model of mono-bucket foundation for installation tests in sand

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1142-1153
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Katarzyna Koteras ◽  
Lars Bo Ibsen
Keyword(s):  
Element Model ◽  
Seepage Flow ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Soil Behavior ◽  
Soil Plug ◽  
Bucket Foundation ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Full Penetration ◽  
Soil Piping ◽  
Flow Through

Design implications of suction installation of bucket foundations are still not well understood. During suction installation, applied suction under the bucket lid results in seepage flow through the surrounding sand. Seepage flow plays a pivotal role in reducing the penetration resistance, allowing for full penetration despite the initial large soil resistance. However, loosening of the inside soil plug might be problematic when the soil approaches its failure stage, due to soil piping or extensive soil heave inside the bucket foundation. To better understand the interaction between the soil and bucket skirt during suction installation, this paper describes the results of medium-scale tests of bucket foundation installations in sand, comparing jacking and suction installations. Experimental measurements of the pore pressure around the bucket skirt are compared with the numerical simulation results, to validate the finite-element model and to enable analysis of the soil behavior around the skirt.

Seepage and Heat Flow in Soil Freezing

1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Frivik ◽  
G. Comini
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Seepage Flow ◽  
Soil Freezing ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Velocity And Temperature Fields

In this paper we describe a system of computer programs based on the finite element method, which can be used for the calculation of coupled velocity and temperature fields during freezing and thawing of soils in the presence of seepage flow. In the programs, the mass and energy conservation equations are solved simultaneously, without the use of too limiting assumptions. The results of the computations are compared with experimental measurements made on a laboratory model of a soil freezing system, and the agreement between measured and computed values is good.

Lifting Technique of Composite Bucket Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Ding ◽  
Zuntao Feng ◽  
Puyang Zhang ◽  
Conghuan Le
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Force Transmission ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Bucket Foundation ◽  
Transition Section ◽  
Section Structure

Abstract The onshore pre-fabrication technology for composite bucket foundations takes “prefabrication-assembly-lifting” as the core concept. The practice of pre-fabrication of upper and lower structures is prefabricated respectively. In the research of hoisting engineering technology, combined with the structural form and construction requirements of composite bucket foundation, the assembly scheme of the upper prestressed concrete transition section and the lower steel bucket and the hoisting scheme of integral foundation with compartments were designed. The finite element model in the lifting process of composite bucket foundation was established by the large-scale general finite element analysis software ABAQUS. For the optimization analysis of the lifting point arrangement during hoisting process, the number, position and arrangement form of lifting points are simulated and analyzed. The results show that the maximum value of the principal stress of the concrete transition section structure appears in the assembly stage with the lower steel bucket, and the structure checking calculation should be carried out as the most unfavorable lifting condition in construction; the peak point of structural stress is at the junction of girder and secondary beams and inner ring beams of concrete roof, which belongs to the weak position of force transmission. In construction, it should be paid attention to as the key part of monitoring to ensure composite bucket foundation is under reasonable stress and the stability in the lifting process. The research results can provide guidance and reference for the future batch production and standardization production construction for composite bucket foundations.

scholarly journals STUDY ON SEEPAGE FLOW THROUGH SURROUNDING ROCK MASS OF UNLINED UNDERGROUND CAVERN FOR PETROLEUM STORAGE

1980 ◽  
Vol 1980 (300) ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Hiroya KOMADA ◽  
Kameichiro NAKAGAWA ◽  
Yoshihiro KITAHARA ◽  
Masao HAYASHI
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Seepage Flow ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Underground Cavern ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Petroleum Storage
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