Improvement of the load-carrying capacity of offshore skirted foundations by electrokinetics
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Abstract
Originating from the problem facing offshore foundation engineering, the present study is focused on using electrokinetics to enhance the load-carrying capacity of skirted foundations embedded in soft marine deposits. An experimental study was carried out in a model tank having dimensions of 150 cm × 75 cm × 70 cm. The experiments were conducted on the Welland River sediment mixed with a high salinity solution that simulates the composition of seawater. A steel cylinder of 320 mm in diameter was embedded in the sediment to represent a skirted foundation. Electrodes were installed around the steel cylinder, and a voltage of 5.2 V was applied over 28 days with polarity reversal. The load-carrying capacity of the steel cylinder and the undrained shear strength of the adjacent soil were measured after the electrokinetic treatment. The effect of electrokinetics is evaluated by comparing a series of test results performed on the untreated and treated soil. The load-carrying capacity of the steel cylinder and the undrained shear strength of the adjacent soil increased up to three times after treatment. The study also shows that electrokinetics can regain and further enhance the load carrying capacity of the embedded skirted foundation model after failure. With further development, the technology has the potential to be applied in offshore engineering practice to increase the load-carrying capacity of skirted foundations installed in soft clayey sediments.Key words: electrokinetics, skirted foundations, soft marine clay, load-carrying capacity, soil improvement.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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