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Capacity of grillage foundations under horizontal loading / J. A. Knappett in Géotechnique, Vol. 62 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Géotechnique > Vol. 62 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 811 –823 Titre : Capacity of grillage foundations under horizontal loading Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : J. A. Knappett, Auteur ; M. J. Brown, Auteur ; M. F. Bransby, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 811 –823 Note générale : Génie Civil Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Sands  Footings/foundations  Offshore  engineering  Plasticity  Model  tests Résumé : Grillage foundations are an alternative to solid surface mudmats for supporting seabed infrastructure, offering improved hydrodynamic performance and savings in foundation material. Recent research has demonstrated that grillages can be designed to have similar vertical bearing capacity to a mudmat with the same footprint. This is extended herein by: (a) determining grillage performance under horizontal loading at constant vertical load (V-H); (b) the application and development of existing plasticity-based models for predicting performance; (c) comparing the V-H behaviour with surface mudmats; and (d) discussing the implications for design. Experimental tests were conducted in sands over a range of densities and in two different modes, representing different installation procedures. In over-penetrated tests, the foundations were installed to achieve a vertical bearing capacity V 0, followed by horizontal loading at a constant vertical load with V < V 0. In normally penetrated tests, foundations were installed to V 0 before horizontal loading at constant vertical load with V = V 0. Both normalised V-H yield surfaces and a plasticity-based simulation model are presented for use in design. Laboratory-scale grillages offer improved horizontal capacity in loose and medium-dense sands and similar horizontal capacity in very dense sand, compared with surface mudmats. ISSN : 0016-8505 En ligne : http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/geot.12.OG.012 [article] Capacity of grillage foundations under horizontal loading [texte imprimé] / J. A. Knappett, Auteur ; M. J. Brown, Auteur ; M. F. Bransby, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 811 –823. Génie Civil Langues : Anglais (eng) in Géotechnique > Vol. 62 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 811 –823 Mots-clés : Sands  Footings/foundations  Offshore  engineering  Plasticity  Model  tests Résumé : Grillage foundations are an alternative to solid surface mudmats for supporting seabed infrastructure, offering improved hydrodynamic performance and savings in foundation material. Recent research has demonstrated that grillages can be designed to have similar vertical bearing capacity to a mudmat with the same footprint. This is extended herein by: (a) determining grillage performance under horizontal loading at constant vertical load (V-H); (b) the application and development of existing plasticity-based models for predicting performance; (c) comparing the V-H behaviour with surface mudmats; and (d) discussing the implications for design. Experimental tests were conducted in sands over a range of densities and in two different modes, representing different installation procedures. In over-penetrated tests, the foundations were installed to achieve a vertical bearing capacity V 0, followed by horizontal loading at a constant vertical load with V < V 0. In normally penetrated tests, foundations were installed to V 0 before horizontal loading at constant vertical load with V = V 0. Both normalised V-H yield surfaces and a plasticity-based simulation model are presented for use in design. Laboratory-scale grillages offer improved horizontal capacity in loose and medium-dense sands and similar horizontal capacity in very dense sand, compared with surface mudmats. ISSN : 0016-8505 En ligne : http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/geot.12.OG.012