Soil Engineering and Foundation

›› 2013, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 44-46.

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Contact Effect of the Interfaces between Soft Soil and Large Diameter Cylindrical Jetty

HOU Hongwei1, FAN Qinglai2   

  1. (1.Zhejiang Academy of Building Research & Design Co. Ltd, Hangzhou 310012;2.Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai Shandong 264025)
  • Received:2012-10-15 Online:2013-06-20 Published:2013-06-26

Abstract: The elastoplastic finite element analyses are performed to study the impact of soilstructure interface on the performance of a large diameter cylindrical jetty in soft soils under the cyclic wave pressure. The soft soils are modeled with the modified CamClay model.

Key words: Large-diameter Cylindrical Jetty, Wave-induced Pressures, Contact Surface Effect