Up to now, the postconsolidation bearing capacity enhancement of jack-up spudcan foundation has been explored using centrifuge model tests and numerical analyses, which however ignored the realistic jack-up lattice leg. This paper investigates both typical lattice leg and sleeve effects on the postconsolidation spudcan bearing capacity using centrifuge model tests, by replicating the entire process of spudcan in normally consolidated clay: “penetration–unloading–consolidation–repenetration.” The experimental results show that the lattice leg and sleeve affect the spudcan bearing capacity in two sides compared with spudcan without leg. First, it increases the transient bearing capacity during initial spudcan penetration; second, less postconsolidation bearing capacity improvement is yielded by the presence of the leg. The former effect is of importance on the prediction of jack-up leg penetration, and the latter effect would suggest a lower risk of spudcan punch-through for realistic offshore jack-up rig during preloading and operation period.
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August 2018
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Centrifuge Model Study on the Effect of Lattice Leg and Sleeve on the Postconsolidation Bearing Capacity of Spudcan Foundation
Yu Ping Li,
Yu Ping Li
Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for
Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute,
Hohai University,
Nanjing 210098, China
e-mail: Juliya-li@hotmail.com
Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute,
Hohai University,
Nanjing 210098, China
e-mail: Juliya-li@hotmail.com
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Fook Hou Lee
Fook Hou Lee
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore 117576
e-mail: leefookhou@nus.edu.sg
Environmental Engineering,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore 117576
e-mail: leefookhou@nus.edu.sg
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Yu Ping Li
Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for
Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute,
Hohai University,
Nanjing 210098, China
e-mail: Juliya-li@hotmail.com
Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute,
Hohai University,
Nanjing 210098, China
e-mail: Juliya-li@hotmail.com
Jiang Tao Yi
Fook Hou Lee
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore 117576
e-mail: leefookhou@nus.edu.sg
Environmental Engineering,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore 117576
e-mail: leefookhou@nus.edu.sg
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received March 30, 2017; final manuscript received February 5, 2018; published online March 14, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Lizhong Wang.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Aug 2018, 140(4): 041302 (5 pages)
Published Online: March 14, 2018
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Received:
March 30, 2017
Revised:
February 5, 2018
Citation
Li, Y. P., Yi, J. T., and Lee, F. H. (March 14, 2018). "Centrifuge Model Study on the Effect of Lattice Leg and Sleeve on the Postconsolidation Bearing Capacity of Spudcan Foundation." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2018; 140(4): 041302. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039372
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