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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2015.31.7.29

Vertical Load Transfer Mechanism of Bucket Foundation in Sand  

Park, Jeong-Seon (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Hanyang Univ.)
Park, Duhee (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Hanyang Univ.)
Yoon, Se-Woong (Korea Register, Technical Division, Research Center)
Jang, Hwa-Sup (Korea Register, Technical Division, Research Center)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.31, no.7, 2015 , pp. 29-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
The vertical load imposed on the bucket foundation is transferred from the soil inside the bucket to the bottom of the foundation, and also to the outer surface of the skirt. For the design of a bucket foundation installed in sand, the vertical load transfer characteristics have to be clearly identified. However, the response of bucket foundations in sand subjected to a vertical load has not been investigated. In this study, we performed two-dimensional axisymmetric finite element analyses and investigated the vertical load transfer mechanism of bucket foundation installed in sand. The end bearing capacity of bucket foundation is shown to be larger than that of the shallow foundation, whereas the frictional resistance is smaller than that for a pile. The end bearing capacity of the bucket foundation is larger than the shallow foundation because the shear stress acting on the skirt pushes down and enlarges the failure surface. The skin friction is smaller than the pile because the settlement induces horizontal movement of the soil below the tip of the foundation and reduces the normal stress acting at the bottom part of the skirt. The calculated bearing capacity of the bucket foundation is larger than the sum of end bearing capacity of shallow foundation and skin friction of pile. This is because the increment of the end bearing capacity is larger than the reduction in the skin friction.
Keywords
Bucket foundation; Vertical load transfer mechanism; End bearing capacity; Skin friction; Finite element analysis;
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