Uplift capacity of suction caissons under sustained and cyclic loading in soft clay

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1352-1363

  Chen, W ^a,b   Randolph, M F ^b  

^a Univ of Western Australia ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caissons; Capacity; Centrifuge; Clays; Cyclic loads; Skin friction; Soft soils

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CYCLIC LOADS; SKIN FRICTION; SOIL TESTING;

SOFT SOILS; SUSTAINED LOADING; UPLIFT CAPACITY;

CAISSONS;

BEARING CAPACITY; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; CONSOLIDATION; CYCLIC LOADING; SOFT CLAY; SOFT SOIL;

CLAY LINER; FRICTION; LOADING (TESTING); PULL-OUT; SOIL BURIAL TEST; STRESS;

EID: 36349015941     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:11(1352)     Document Type: Article

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