Large deformation analysis of suction caisson installation in clay

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1344-1357

  Zhou, Hongjie ^a   Randolph, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay; Factor of safety; Large deformation finite element; Penetration resistance; Soil plug; Suction caisson; Total stress changes

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESSES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN-EULERIAN METHOD; LARGE DEFORMATION FINITE ELEMENT; SUCTION CAISSON;

CAISSONS;

CAISSONS; CLAY; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESSES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CAISSON; CLAY SOIL; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INSTALLATION; PENETRATION TEST; SAFETY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUCTION;

EID: 34247262531     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-087     Document Type: Article

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