Abstract
Nowadays, pile and suction caisson foundations are widely used to support offshore structures which are subjected to vertical dynamic loads. The dynamic soil-structure interaction of floating foundations (foundations embedded in a soil layer whose height is greater than the foundation length) is investigated by numerical analyses of representative finite element models. The 3D numerical model is compared and validated with existing analytical solutions. A parametric study is carried out analyzing the effect of the slenderness ratio Hp/d and the height and the stiffness of the soil layer on the dynamic stiffness and damping.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference |
| Editors | Jin S. Chung, Michael Muskulus, Ted Kokkinis, Alan M. Wang |
| Publisher | International Society of Offshore & Polar Engineers |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 775-780 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781880653883 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2016) - Rhodes, Greece Duration: 26 Jun 2016 → 2 Jul 2016 Conference number: 26 |
Conference
| Conference | 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2016) |
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| Number | 26 |
| Country | Greece |
| City | Rhodes |
| Period | 26/06/2016 → 02/07/2016 |
| Series | Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference |
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| ISSN | 1098-6189 |
Keywords
- Soil-structure interaction
- Dynamic stiffness
- Damping; floating foundations
- Numerical modelling
- Elastodynamic analytical solution