Suction Caisson - Web Apps for Engineers

Web Apps for Engineers

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L	m
D_o	m
t	m
W'	kN
N_c,tips
N_c,plug
α_o
α_i

s_um	kPa
z'	m
k_su	kPa/m
α_t
γ'	kN/m³

L/D_o	–
D_i	m
A_tip	m²
A_plug	m²
W'_plug	kN
W_caisson	kN

Q	kN
Max Required Suction	kN
Max Permissible Suction	kN
Min FoS Plug Stability	–

V_ult,1	kN
V_T,1	kN
V_ult,2	kN
V_T,2	kN
V_ult,3	kN
V_T,3	kN

Input

Caisson Properties

Soil Properties

Derived Input

Output

Installation

Capacity