• DocumentCode
    2053302
  • Title

    Design and installation of suction piles for breakwater foundation

  • Author

    Bang, S. ; Cho, Y. ; Kwag, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    South Dakota Sch. of Mines & Technol., Rapid, SD, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    2005
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Abstract
    A new breakwater system, utilizing gravity-type concrete caisson superstructure on top of suction piles that act as the subsurface foundations, was designed and successfully installed in the field as part of an experimental project in 2004. The design utilized two concrete suction piles in a row with the diameter of 11 meters each. Four suction piles will support a 17.4 meter by 21.0 meter concrete caisson on top. Instrumentation during installation included the measurements of the suction pressure, pile penetration, and pile tilts.
  • Keywords
    civil engineering; concrete; foundations; marine engineering; soil; breakwater subsurface foundation; breakwater system; concrete suction piles; gravity-type concrete caisson superstructure; pile penetration; pile tilt; suction pile installation; suction pressure; Cities and towns; Concrete; Design engineering; Gravity; Instruments; Pressure measurement; Resists; Sea floor; Soil measurements; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-933957-34-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639726
  • Filename
    1639726