The embedded suction anchor (ESA) is a type of permanent offshore foundation that is installed by a suction pile. The primary factors influencing the horizontal pullout capacity of an ESA include the loading point, the soil type, the embedment depth, and the addition of flanges. The main purpose of this study is to develop an analytical solution that is capable of estimating the horizontal pullout capacity of ESAs with the loading point being anywhere along its length with or without flanges. An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the horizontal pullout capacity of embedded suction anchors in clay seafloor. Validation has been made through comparisons with the centrifuge model test results. Results indicate that the horizontal pullout capacity of the embedded suction anchor in clay increases, reaches its peak, and then starts to decrease as the point of the load application moves downward. The effect of flanges on the horizontal pullout capacity is also found to be significant. The horizontal pullout capacity is a direct function of the loading point. The horizontal pullout capacity increases as the loading point moves downward and the maximum pullout capacity is obtained when the loading point is approximately at the mid-depth. The increase in horizontal pullout capacity can be significant, i.e., more than twice in magnitude when the maximum pullout capacity is compared with that associated with the loading point near the top or tip.
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February 2011
Ocean Engineering
Horizontal Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Clay
S. Bang,
S. Bang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
e-mail: sangchul.bang@sdsmt.edu
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
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K. Jones,
K. Jones
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
e-mail: superjones_36@hotmail.com
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Y. Cho
Y. Cho
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S. Bang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701e-mail: sangchul.bang@sdsmt.edu
K. Jones
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701e-mail: superjones_36@hotmail.com
Y. S. Kim
Y. Cho
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Feb 2011, 133(1): 011104 (7 pages)
Published Online: November 9, 2010
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Received:
July 15, 2007
Revised:
February 28, 2010
Online:
November 9, 2010
Published:
November 9, 2010
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Bang, S., Jones, K., Kim, Y. S., and Cho, Y. (November 9, 2010). "Horizontal Capacity of Embedded Suction Anchors in Clay." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 2011; 133(1): 011104. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001951
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