Undrained bearing capacity of circular foundations on two-layered clay under combined loading

Junyoung Ko, Joon Kyu Lee, Hoyoung Seo

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Abstract

This study presents the results of a numerical investigation into the undrained bearing capacity of circular footings resting on two-layered homogeneous clay under V-H and V-M loading, respectively. Small displacement finite element solutions are expressed in the familiar form of failure envelopes in the loading plane. The swipe tests were employed to investigate the failure envelops in V-H and V-M loading. The results from the present analysis agree well with existing solutions. The effects of relative top layer thickness (H/D) and strength (su-t/su-b) difference between two layers are examined. The failure envelopes for both V-M and V-H loading evolve with a decrease in the strength ratio su-t/su-b. In addition, the strength ratio su-t/su-b has little effect on the failure envelopes of circular foundations for H/D =1.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 27th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2017
PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
Pages564-569
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781880653975
StatePublished - 2017
Event27th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2017 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 25 Jun 201730 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference27th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period25/06/1730/06/17

Keywords

  • Circular foundation
  • Clay
  • Finite element method
  • Layered soil
  • Offshore engineering
  • Undrained bearing capacity

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