.... A typical penetration-resistance profile of a spudcan penetrating sand over clay is presented in Fig. 2 . Initially sand resistance builds up until reaching a peak resistance q peak at a corresponding penetration depth d peak . This is (often) followed by an abrupt post-peak...

...Sen Sven D. Falcon; Yun Wook Choo; Chun Fai Leung Large soil movements arising from the installation of jack-up spudcan foundations may induce detrimental effects on piles supporting adjacent permanent jacket platforms. Particularly, in a dense sand-over-clay profile, there is a risk of spudcan...