Caisson Movement Caused by Wave Slamming—a Comparison of ABAQUS and FLAC Analyses

Lars Andersen, Hans F. Burcharth, Thomas Lykke Andersen, Anders Hust Augustesen

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Abstract

During wave slamming, caisson movement may occur as a combination of sliding along the caisson–foundation interface and local failure in the foundation and seabed. The paper presents a comparison between different techniques applied to the analysis of this movement. Thus, a finite-difference analysis has
been performed by means of the commercial code FLAC. Similarly, ABAQUS has been employed for finiteelement analyses based on linear as well as quadratic spatial interpolations, assuming fully drained conditions and utilizing an elastic–plastic model for the rubble foundation and the seabed. The results of the numerical codes are compared to an analytical solution in which the deformation of the subsoil has been disregarded.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNumerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering : proceedings of the seventh european conference on numerical methods in geotechnical engineeering, Trondheim, Norway, 2-4 june 2010
EditorsThomas Benz, Steinar Nordal
Number of pages6
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherCRC Press
Publication date2010
Pages895-900
ISBN (Print)9780415592390
ISBN (Electronic)9780203842362
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventThe European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering - Trondheim, Norway
Duration: 2 Jun 20104 Jun 2010

Conference

ConferenceThe European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityTrondheim
Period02/06/201004/06/2010

Keywords

  • Wave Slamming
  • Caisson Breakwater
  • Deformations
  • Rubble Foundation
  • Nonlinear Finite-Element Model

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