Research Article

Model Test and Numerical Simulation of the Mudcake Thickness Effect on the Bearing Capacity of Vertically Loaded Single Piles

Table 4

Pile side resistance and its percentage accounting for loading capacity with different mudcake thickness.

Loading (kN)Thickness (mm)
010203050

20000Side resistance (kN)1878518587184111840718424
Percentage (%)93.9392.9392.0592.0392.12
32000Side resistance (kN)3016829957295752952529519
Percentage (%)94.2793.6292.4292.2692.25
50000Side resistance (kN)4630945128440564397744171
Percentage (%)94.6290.2688.1187.9588.34
62000Side resistance(kN)5875454730533115326753592
Percentage (%)94.7688.2785.9985.9186.44