Sinking of irregular shape blocks into marine seabed under wave-induced liquefaction


Kirca V. Ş. Ö.

COASTAL ENGINEERING, cilt.75, ss.40-51, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.01.006
  • Dergi Adı: COASTAL ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.40-51
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Wave-induced liquefaction, Sinking of blocks, Irregular shape, Drag coefficients, Ultimate sinking depth, LIQUEFIED SOIL, PORE PRESSURE, PIPELINES, STABILITY, APPROXIMATION, SEDIMENT, BEHAVIOR, SAND
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The sinking of initially buried irregular blocks into the seabed under wave-induced liquefaction was investigated by experimental methods. Pore-water pressure in the soil, water surface elevation time series and block displacements were measured. Results indicated that initiation of sinking coincides with the instant at which the accumulated pore-water pressure at the bottom level of the block reaches the initial mean normal effective stress. The drag forces and drag coefficients on steadily sinking irregular shaped blocks, as well as spherical and cubical ones, were calculated from the obtained data and compared with the available data in the literature. The results show that the shape of sinking block is of minor importance as far as the kinematics and dynamics of the sinking block is concerned. The conditions at which the sinking terminates are discussed in the light of experiments. Using the approach presented here, the ultimate sinking depths are calculated for the tested cases and compared with the experimental results. The calculated and measured values showed a reasonable agreement when compared. Finally a summary and remarks are presented to calculate the ultimate sinking depth of irregular shaped blocks for practical applications. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.