Ocean Engineering Equipment and Technology ›› 2024, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (1): 10-17.doi: 10.12087/oeet.2095-7297.2024.01.02

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Vertical Anti-pullout Capacity of Consolidated Pile-type Caissons in Cohesive Seabed

PAN Wenhao, YANG Xinzhu, ZHANG Minxi, YU Guoliang   

  1. School of Naval Architectune, Ocean & Civil Engieering, MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Intelligigent Equipment and System of the Ministry of Euduction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Online:2024-05-28 Published:2024-05-29

Abstract: With development of marine engineering in large-scale and deep-water, it is necessity to develop new techniques for underwater foundation constructions. This article introduces a consolidated pile-type caisson, which combines suction caisson and marine consolidation anchor technology. The caisson's structure and operational principles is introduced. A series lab tests are conducted for its characteristics of vertical pull-out forces. The experiments demonstrate that the caisson's shear area is significantly increased by the secondary consolidated body and then significantly enhances the anti-pullout capacity compared to conventional suction caissons. The recommended caisson fill volume is 1/20 of Ms, where Ms represents the mass of soil that grout-in the pile. The maximum anti-pullout force of coarser caissons occurs when the length of the pile is 1.5H (H is the height of the caisson), while for slender caissons, the maximum anti-pullout force occurs within the 1.5H—2H of the pile length. The consolidated pile-type caisson processing higher holding capacity to its weight higher than traditional caisson and easy construction would have promising potential engineering applications.


Key words: consolidated pile-type caisson, cohesive seabed, grout-in quantity, anti-pullout capacity, underwater consolidation, uplift test

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