This study leverages the FLAC 3D finite difference software platform and utilizes the SANISAND constitutive model to simulate the stress-strain behavior of sand soil. It systematically investigates the dynamic behavior of suction bucket foundations under the combined action of vertical tensile loads and seismic loads in the context of local scour conditions. The findings reveal that seismic actions can induce cumulative vertical displacement in suction buckets subjected to vertical tensile loads
potentially leading to foundation failure due to excessive displacement. Scour exacerbates this issue by increasing the depth of liquefied sand under seismic loading
reducing the bucket-soil frictional resistance
and diminishing the uplift capacity of the suction bucket
thereby further compromising the foundation's integrity. Additionally
the degree of liquefaction in the surrounding sand decreases with decreasing distance from the outer wall of the suction bucket in the horizontal direction. Notably
the cumulative pore pressure inside the suction bucket is significantly lower than that outside
indicating that the presence of the suction bucket exerts a substantial inhibitory effect on the liquefaction of the surrounding sand.
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