Composite Suction Foundation in Clay Subjected to Combined Loading
Composite Suction Foundation in Clay Subjected to Combined Loading is a scholarly work, published in 2018 in ''International Journal of Engineering and Technology''. The main subjects of the publication include geotechnical engineering, tunnel boring machine, composite material, rock mechanics, suction, geology, composite number, grout, materials science, and foundation. The study is based on a simulation of suction and compound suction written in Plaxis 3D finite element software.Unlike a conventional suction foundation, a composite suction foundation has a plate-like structure in its upper part, which improves the axial and lateral bearing capacity of the foundation.In this study, sedimentation data obtained from Changhua, Taiwan are used as the inputs, and bearing capacity is evaluated for a composite suction foundation under two-directional loading.By changing the diameter of the upper plate, the length-diameter ratio of the suction bucket, and the eccentricity of the load, relevant stress behaviors of the foundation are simulated.