Causes of post-installation penetration of jack-up spudcan foundations in clays.

This paper examines possible causes of additional spudcan settlement after preloading using both centrifuge model tests and small strain finite element analysis, in which spudcan settlement due to cavity collapse, consolidation settlement and settlement due to cyclic loading are incorporated. Back-a...

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Main Authors: Yu Ping Li, Yu Yang, Jiang Tao Yi, Jia Hui Ho, Jian Yong Shi, Siang Huat Goh, Fook Hou Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6218051?pdf=render