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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2011.27.10.025

Numerical Analysis on Bearing Capacity of a Suction Bucket in Clay  

Le, Chi-Hung (Dept. of Civil Engrg, Dong.A Univ.)
Jeong, Jae-Uk (Dept. of Civil Engrg, Dong-A Univ.)
Kim, Sung-Ryul (Dept. of Civil Engrg, Dong-A Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.27, no.10, 2011 , pp. 25-33 More about this Journal
Abstract
Suction buckets have been widely used for offshore structures such as anchors for floating facilities, and the foundations of offshore wind energy turbines. However, the design guidelines for suction buckets have not been clearly suggested. Therefore, this study performed the numerical analysis by using ABAQUS (2010) to evaluate bearing capacities and load-movement behaviors of the suction bucket in NC clay. For the numerical analysis, the depth ratio L/D (L=embedded length of skirt; D=diameter of a bucket) was varied from 0.25 to 1.0. The analysis results showed that the L/D ratio has a significant effect on the bearing capacity, and the vertical and horizontal capacities respectively increased by about 40% and 90%, when L/D ratio increased from 0.25 to 1.0. At the vertical loading, the bucket showed the similar failure mode with a deep foundation, so the shaft and toe resistances can be separately evaluated. At the horizontal loading, the bucket with L/D=O.25 showed the sliding failure mode and the bucket with $L/D{\geq}0.5$ showed the rotational failure mode.
Keywords
Bearing capacity; Clay; Finite element analysis; Foundation of wind turbine; Suction bucket;
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