Numerical Analysis of the Behavior of Suction Caissons in Clay

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 12, Issue , 2002, Pages 795-799

  Cao, J ^a   Phillips, R ^b   Popescu, R ^b   Audibert, J M E ^a   Al Khafaji, Z ^a  

^a Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact Surface; Finite Element Analysis; Modified Cam Clay Model; Passive Suction; Soil Caisson Interaction; Suction Caisson

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CENTRIFUGES; CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOORING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS;

CONTACT SURFACE; MODIFIED CAM-CLAY MODEL; PASSIVE SUCTION; SOIL/CAISSON INTERACTION; SUCTION CAISSON;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

EID: 1842584406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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