Bottom Breakout Of Objects Resting On Soft Clay Sediments
Braja M. Das · International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering · 1991
Bottom breakout force is the force that is required to free an object resting on a soft saturated clay sediment. This paper summarizes the results of a laboratory study relating to the bottom breakout force of a cylindrical object on three different soft clay sediments. Two important parameters for the estimation of the bottom breakout force are the plasticity of the soil and the in situ rest time of the object on the sediment.