An Efficient Solution to Mudmat Design for Jacket Structures in Soft Seabed Soil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timbul Suryatin ◽  
Hercules Sitanggang ◽  
Arief Budiman ◽  
Paul Frieze
Keyword(s):  
Exact Solution ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Efficient Method ◽  
Efficient Solution ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Jacket Structures ◽  
Mat Foundations ◽  
Seabed Soil

Abstract Conventional jacket structures are normally equipped with mat foundations for support during offshore installation when the jacket sits on the seabed before piling. An efficient mudmat design is required to support the jacket since the weight of the mudmat contributes about 20% to the overall structural weight. It is challenging to analyze and to find an exact solution when calculating the bearing capacity of the soil beneath the mudmat because the seabed conditions vary from hard to very soft soil: this is especially true for a relatively slender jacket on very soft soil. The paper presents an efficient method for conducting such design.

Model Test of Bearing Capacity of WasteTire Assembly Foundation on Soft Soil Layer

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 263-269
Author(s):  
Me ti ◽  
Tri Harianto ◽  
Abdul Rachman Djamaluddin ◽  
Achmad Bakri Muhiddin
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Soil Layer

scholarly journals Vertical and Lateral Bearing Capacity of FRP Composite Sheet Piles in Soft Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Shuwei Wu ◽  
Kaiwen Weng ◽  
Wangjing Yao ◽  
Sifa Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Composite Foundation ◽  
Sheet Pile ◽  
Composite Sheet ◽  
Frp Composite ◽  
Vertical Bearing ◽  
Full Scale Tests

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite sheet piles are usually favored for slope and river-retaining structures due to their construction and environmental efficiency. Their applications, however, have been hindered by the lack of understanding of the bearing capacity. This paper studies the vertical and lateral bearing capacity of FRP composite sheet piles through three full-scale tests conducted in Haiyan, a soft soil site in the Yangtze River Delta of China. In the three tests, we measured the vertical bearing capacity of the FRP composite sheet piles, the bearing capacity of the composite foundation, and the lateral capacity of the FRP composite sheet piles, respectively. The test results show that the Q-S (load on the top of the pile versus settlement) curve of the FRP composite sheet piles exhibits a steep fall while that of the composite foundation is relatively flat. Moreover, the ultimate bearing capacity of the FRP composite sheet piles is measured to reach 23.8 kN while that of the composite foundation increases by 47.1 %, reaching 35.0 kN. It shows that the FRP composite sheet piles under the composite foundation have a favorable bearing performance. Finally, the final horizontal displacement of the FRP composite sheet pile in the reinforced area with anchoring the sheet pile is smaller than the final horizontal displacement in the nonreinforced area, indicating that the horizontal bearing capacity can be significantly improved by anchoring the sheet pile.

The effect of stone column geometry on soft soil bearing capacity

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alarifi Hamzh ◽  
Hisham Mohamad ◽  
Mohd Fairus Bin Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Stone Column

Analytical Study of Load-Settlement Behavior of Soil Treated with Stone Columns have Different Sectional Shape

2020 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Moataz A. Al-Obaydi ◽  
Zeena A. Al-Kazzaz
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Stone Columns ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Treated Soil ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Sectional Shape

Stone columns have been used widely to improve the engineering properties of the weak soil. Most of the previous works considered a circular section for the stone columns. In the present study, finite element analysis has been carried out to investigate the effect of stone columns shape and length on the settlement and bearing capacity of soft soil. Accordingly, three types of cross sectional shape for stone columns have been selected which they are circular, rectangular, and square sections with equivalent area. Various length of columns are adopted with diameter of 0.75m that achieved length to diameter or equivalent diameter ratios (L/d=2, 4, 6, 8, and 10) of columns spacing (S/d=3). The results show that the stone columns has tangible effects on the settlement of the soil while has minor effects on the bearing capacity. The settlement of the treated soil with stone columns have L/d=2, reduces by 18.0, 17.3, and 19.3% for circular, rectangular , and square sections respectively. With increasing length of the columns to L/d=10, further reductions in the settlement obtained of (27.1, 28.1, and 27.0%). Bearing capacity of the soil increased slightly with length of the stone columns. Almost all cross sectional shapes of the columns give bearing capacity about same. The increased in the bearing capacity of the treated soil with stone columns have L/d=2, not exceeded 10% for all sectional types. The average increments in bearing capacity when L/d=10 are 12 and 15% at settlement 50 and 100mm respectively. Insignificant changes in bearing capacity upon increasing length of columns from L/d=2 to 10 of maximum 5%. The plastic zone recedes with the increasing length of the stone columns. Finally, from the results obtained, it can be concluded that the stone columns shape has negligible effects on the settlement and bearing capacity of the soil.

Application of Long-Short-Pile Composite Foundation of High-Rise Building in Soft Soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Rong Fang Song ◽  
Ling Yun Lang ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Composite Foundation ◽  
Soft Ground ◽  
Design Calculation ◽  
Actual Measurement ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building

A case of the long-short-pile composite foundation in liquefied soft soil under a 30-storey high-rise building is presented, in which the long and short piles are made of cement-flyash-gravel (CFG) and lime. A new design calculation method of bearing capacity and settlement of composite foundation is introduced, and the calculated value is compared with the actual measurement. The results show that the liquefaction of soft ground is eliminated and the demand of load and settlement for upper building is met. At the same time, it is proved that the design method is feasible.

scholarly journals Bearing capacity charts of soft soil reinforced by deep mixing

2017 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Safuan A Rashid ◽  
Jonathan A. Black ◽  
Ahmad Beng Hong Kueh ◽  
Hisham Mohamad ◽  
Norhazilan Md Noor
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Deep Mixing

Bearing Capacity of a Group of Stone Columns in Soft Soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 04014043 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Etezad ◽  
A. M. Hanna ◽  
T. Ayadat
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Stone Columns ◽  
Group Of Stone Columns

Test Study on Effective Reinforcement Depth of Dynamic Compaction and Filling Replacement

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 2550-2553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Chun Xiao Zhang ◽  
Peng Xiang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Dynamic Compaction ◽  
Reinforcement Effect ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Remarkable Effect ◽  
Ground Treatment ◽  
Test Study ◽  
Effective Reinforcement

Filling replacement combined with dynamic compaction is a very effective method to preprocess the soft soil to obtain larger bearing capacity. That not only has remarkable effect to improve soil bearing capacity, but also has some advantages, such as quick construction, simple equipment, low cost and so on. And that is appropriate for large area ground treatment engineering. The purpose of ensuring the reinforcement effect and saving the project cost, and providing references for the similar projects can be achieved through the test study on effective reinforcement depth of dynamic compaction and filling replacement.

Subgrade reaction and load-settlement characteristics of gravelly cobble deposits by plate-load tests

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Sien Lin ◽  
Li-Wen Yang ◽  
C Hsein Juang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Subgrade Reaction ◽  
Plate Load Test ◽  
Modulus Of Subgrade Reaction ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Undisturbed Samples ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
Mat Foundations

This paper presents the result of plate-load tests conducted on a gravelly cobble deposit in Taichung Basin, Taiwan. The geologic formation of the gravelly cobble deposit makes it very difficult to obtain large undisturbed samples for laboratory testing. These field tests provide an opportunity to examine the applicability of existing theories on bearing capacity and subgrade reaction in this geologic formation. The modulus of subgrade reaction is of particular importance in the local practice of designing high-rise buildings on mat foundations. The results of the plate-load tests on this soil deposit are analyzed and discussed.Key words: plate-load test, gravelly cobble deposit, modulus of subgrade reaction, bearing capacity.

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