Skirted Foundation on Sandy Soil – A Review

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Skirted Foundation on Sandy Soil – A Review

Huda Khaleel Hussein , Ibtehaj Taha Jawad , Basil Obaid Mahdi , Zaid Hameed Majeed, Hassnen Musa Jafer , Haider Mohammed Owaid

Many methods were recently adopted by geotechnical engineers to promote the function of foundations. They always try to create procedures to improve the vertical and lateral load capacity (i.e. reduce the riskiness of sliding, overturning and on the other hand the settlement of whole structure). Some of these procedures include grouting, soil reinforcing, deep compaction, etc. However, these methods may be restricted by the cost and applicability. One of the promising innovative alternatives is using skirts to create a confinement for the loaded soil. This confinement improves the behavior of foundation and the features mentioned above (soil capacity, settlement, sliding and overturning, as well as the uplift capacity). In view of these features, it was found that the skirted foundation could be a strong competitor to traditional types of foundation for offshore structures. Moreover, the cost effective of skirted foundation made it an acceptable alternative to deep foundation in the case of low bearing capacity of the top soil