ABSTRACT
A series of centrifugal tests were conducted to evaluate the maximum horizontal pullout capacity of a suction pile embedded in sand by varying the diameter and the length of the pile. The loading point was located at the center of the top, and the results were compared with the prediction equations of suction piles.
The results show that the pullout capacity increases with increasing diameter and length of suction pile. When the pullout capacity normalized by the combined weight of the suction pile and the soil plug inside the skirt, it shows the reverse trend with increasing diameter. From this observation it might be concluded that it is more efficient to increase the length of a suction pile rather than diameter to improve the capacity.
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2013. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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