Finite element prediction of the pull-out capacity for a large scale test suction bucket (pile) in sand deposit at Thyra West field. Part of a bucket foundation development project.
Simulations carried out with the program ABAQUS.
Thyra West, Field Testing of Suction Bucket Foundation
Location: Dnmark, North Sea, Thyra West Field
Client: Maersk Olie og Gas AS, Esbjerg
Year: 1993
Foundation designOil industry