CENTRIFUGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELFT

Simulation of scouring ice keels on the sea floor.
Aim: how large is the soil deformation below keel.

Initial stage


Horizintal displacement


Subtraction to visualize displacements


Installation of the model in the centrifuge


Digitized displacement field, using digital image processing


Load displacement diagram (vertical load is larger than horizontal load)


Photograph of the sand front at the end of the test

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