Model tests of soil heave plug formation in suction caisson

An experimental study of the formation of the soil heave plug inside a concrete caisson during installation in clay under suction is presented. The soil heave plug, the amount of caisson penetration and the vacuum pressure applied were measured during the model tests. The results show that the soil...

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Main Authors: Guo, Wei, Chu, Jian, Kou, Hailei
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102623
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47269
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English