New Medium-Scale Laboratory Testing of Bucket Foundation Capacity in Sand

Evelina Vaitkunaite, Lars Bo Ibsen, Benjaminn Nordahl Nielsen

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Abstract

This article presents a new testing rig for axially loaded bucket foundations. The medium-scale physical model gives the ability to examine the influence of axial tensile, compressive as well as cyclic loading on bucket foundations subjected to various levels of overburden stress. The properties of the test set-up allow long-term examination with more than 40 000 cycles. Tests can be done with specimens of up to one meter in diameter and one meter in skirt length. The overburden pressure can be as large as 70 kPa using a tight latex membrane which covers the specimen and the soil surface. In addition to the description of the rig, results from several monotonic tensile tests are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Twenty-fourth (2014) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Number of pages7
Volume2
Place of PublicationBusan, South Korea
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore & Polar Engineers
Publication date2014
Pages514-520
ISBN (Electronic)978-1 880653 91-3
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventThe Twenty-fourth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 15 Jun 201420 Jun 2014
Conference number: 24

Conference

ConferenceThe Twenty-fourth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Number24
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period15/06/201420/06/2014
SeriesProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN1098-6189

Keywords

  • Bucket foundation
  • Laboratory testing
  • Dense sand
  • Tensile loading
  • Axial loading
  • Overburden pressure

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