Research Article

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

Table 5

Bearing capacity of the single pile with different mudcake thickness and its percentage accounting for that without mudcake

Mudcake thickness (mm)010203050

1% dBearing capacity (kN)2232421486204322022619758
Percentage (%)100.00%96.25%91.52%90.60%88.51%

2% dBearing capacity (kN)4829840921351103483934365
Percentage (%)100.00%84.73%72.69%72.13%71.15%

3% dBearing capacity (kN)6650052018440004364442753
Percentage (%)100.00%78.22%66.17%65.63%64.29%