The capacities of tripod bucket foundation under uniaxial and combined loading
The capacities of tripod bucket foundation under uniaxial and combined loading
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三脚桶基础单轴及联合荷载承载力
DOI:
10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108400
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Wang Dong
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作者:
He Ben;Jiang Jun;Cheng Jian;Zheng Jingbin;Wang Dong
Tripod bucket foundations are an alternative foundation for offshore wind turbines. Three-dimensional finite element analyses were carried out to determine the capacities of tripod bucket foundations in clay under uniaxial and combined loading. The undrained shear strength of clay is assumed to increase linearly with depth, and the remolded soil around the bucket and reduced foundation-soil friction caused by bucket penetration are modeled through an adhesion factor. Based on the numerical results, expressions for uniaxial capacity factors and failure loci are proposed, as functions of soil non-homogeneity, aspect ratio and bucket spacing ratio. It is found that the failure loci of tripod bucket foundations are similar to that of conventional buckets in mathematic expression, although the bucket spacing ratio that appears in uniaxial capacities is used as a key fitting parameter.