Finite element limit analysis of pullout capacity of planar caissons in clay

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suraparb Keawsawasvong ◽  
Boonchai Ukritchon
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Pullout Capacity

The ultimate pullout capacity of anchors in frictional soils

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 852-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Merifield ◽  
S W Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Pullout Capacity ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Pullout Load ◽  
Ultimate Pullout Capacity ◽  
Frictional Soils

During the last 30 years various researchers have proposed approximate techniques to estimate the uplift capacity of soil anchors. As the majority of past research has been experimentally based, much current design practice is based on empiricism. Somewhat surprisingly, very few numerical analyses have been performed to determine the ultimate pullout loads of anchors. This paper presents the results of a rigorous numerical study to estimate the ultimate pullout load for vertical and horizontal plate anchors in frictional soils. Rigorous bounds have been obtained using two numerical procedures that are based on finite element formulations of the upper and lower bound theorems of limit analysis. For comparison purposes, numerical estimates of the break-out factor have also been obtained using the more conventional displacement finite element method. Results are presented in the familiar form of break-out factors based on various soil strength profiles and geometries and are compared with existing numerical and empirical solutions.Key words: anchor, pullout capacity, finite elements, limit analysis, lower bound, sand.

scholarly journals One-dimensional finite element limit analysis for hydraulic pile extraction

2021 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 104042
Author(s):  
William J.A.P. Beuckelaers ◽  
Kristine Vandenboer ◽  
Jonas Verbraecken ◽  
Stijn François
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element
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