Development of a novel spudcan shape for easing punch-through

Joonmo Lee

doi:10.26182/5ddf40661f8fe

Development of a novel spudcan shape for easing punch-through

Joonmo Lee

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Spudcan punch-through in sand-over-clay and stiff-over-soft clay deposits was investigated through centrifuge tests and numerical analyses. The aim was to identify and optimise a spudcan shape that can be effective at easing punch-through. A number of spudcan shapes; varying under side profile, number of holes through the spudcan base, and length of skirt around the bottom periphery of the spudcan; were tested. Overall, only the skirt showed positive influence at easing punch-through. A spudcan with a 0.23 times diameter skirt was proposed for easing punch-through on both sand-over-clay and stiff-over-soft clay, with approaches for assessing corresponding penetrating resistance profiles proposed.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Hossain, Muhammad, Supervisor Kim, Youngho, Supervisor Cassidy, Mark, Supervisor Hu, Yuxia, Supervisor
Award date	5 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5ddf40661f8fe
Publication status	Unpublished - 2019

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