This study investigated five parameters relevant to the kinematic behaviours of drag embedment anchors (DEAs), including the fluke-shank angle, the initial depth, the line thickness, the installation angle and the loading rate. A six-degree-of-freedom magnetometer system with a magnetic sensor was applied to simultaneously record the movement and orientation of the model anchor. Five groups of drag embedment tests were performed in clay with a linearly increasing shear strength profile. The anchor trajectories, pitch angles and installation load in each group were systematically compared and sufficiently analysed. This study contributes a further understanding of the kinematic behaviours of the DEA during embedment and provides a possible optimising guide in the future design of the DEA.
The six-degree-of-freedom behavior of drag embedment anchor installed in clay
SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
H. CHEN ET AL.
Ships and Offshore Structures ; 19 , 4 ; 461-470
2024-04-02
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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