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... ABSTRACT Consolidation settlements of a dual suction anchor (DSA) functioning as foundation structure (FST) of a pipeline end manifold (PLEM) on a soft clayey seabed during different installation and operational stages is evaluated. 3D finite element model of the DSA, including time intervals...

... ABSTRACT Suction Anchor is an efficient mooring anchor that can carry heavy load in deep water. The uplifting bearing capacity of suction anchor is changed respect to loading position of anchor. There are previous researches on the behavior of suction anchor with different loading point...

... ABSTRACT The paper presents the methodology adopted for the challenging geotechnical design of suction anchors with small aspect ratio of a FPSO installed in May/June 2016 in deepwater Gulf of Guinea. The design needed to cope with anomalous soil conditions characterized by the presence...

... artificial intelligence data logger tube segment tubular structure sensor network membrane suction anchor deployable structure Design and Deployment Analysis of Subsea Deployable Structures Yanjun Li1,2, Tsung-chow Su1 and Bing Ouyang2 1Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida...

... Abstract Details of a three-dimensional finite element modeling on the basis of the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian method for simulation on installation of suction anchors are presented in this paper. Generally in a process of the design practice of suction anchors, a classical finite element...

... Abstract This study aims to investigate the usage of multiple suction anchors as a group. The group suction anchor is designed by rigidly connecting single suction anchors in parallel. In order to evaluate the pullout capacity of group anchors, centrifuge tests were performed and the measured...

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... ABSTRACT The paper studied bearing capacity characteristics of suction anchors with inclined loads at the optimal attachment point through conducting model test under 1g conditions. Tests results showed that the ultimate bearing capacity of suction anchors was related to the frictional factor...

... ABSTRACT The paper presents the method estimating the permanent deformation of suction anchors subjected to static and cyclic loads by the pseudo-static elasto-plastic finite element analyses. For the method, the octahedral shear stress of soil elements is first calculated under the static...

... ABSTRACT In this study, the behavior of suction anchor installed in cohesionless soil was investigated when the anchor was subjected to mainly horizontal load. In order to study the behavior of suction anchor, numerical analysis model was developed. The soil parameters in the model were...

... Model Tests on Failure Modes and Bearing Capacities of Suction Anchors with Taut Mooring System Jianhua Wang1,2 Jinglei Liu1,2 Yang Yang3 1: Geotechnical Engineering Institute of Tianjin University 2: State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety 3: Tianjin Xince Eletronics...

... pile anchors. The embedded segment of the mooring chain under the seabed forms the shape of an inverse catenary. The segment starts at the suction anchor pad-eye and ends at the dip-down point of the mooring line (see Figure 1). The shape and the length of the inverse catenary depend on the tension...

... ABSTRACT This paper reports a three dimensional finite element study of piles and suction anchors in normally consolidated clay subject to inclined loading. The angle of loading and the corresponding maximum load capacity for piles with length 30m, 60m and 80m and for suction anchors...

... techniques and involves a combination of drive-drill-drive sequence to achieve the design depth. Suction Anchor Suction anchors consist of a steel canister with an open bottom and closed top. Like piles, suction anchors (Figure 7) are cylindrical in shape but have larger diameters (10 m to 20 m...

... ABSTRACT An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the vertical pullout capacity of embedded suction anchors. Validation has been made through comparisons with the centrifuge model test results. The results indicate that the vertical pullout capacity of the embedded suction anchor...

... ABSTRACT A series of centrifuge model tests on embedded suction anchors have been conducted to determine the horizontal, vertical and inclined loading capacities. The centrifuge model tests include as main variables the load inclination angle and the loading point with and without flanges...

... mass and significantly increases total damping. INTRODUCTION Foundation piles have been widely used to stabilize jackets and seabed structures installed in soft soil conditions. In recent years the piles have been exchanged by suction anchors that penetrate into the soil, either by its own weight...

... ABSTRACT A series of centrifuge model tests on embedded suction anchors to determine the horizontal and inclined loading capacities have been conducted by Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology (DICT). The centrifuge model tests include as main variables the embedded depth, the direction...

... and foundations have been given due considerations over the last years. Suction caissons have been known as suction piles, suction anchors, bucket foundations, plated foundations or skirt foundations. They have larger diameter over length ratios than ordinary piles, specially for the bucket foundations. Bucket...