“…Detailed studies of the suction caisson behavior involving extensive axisymmetric and three-dimensional numerical simulations are performed by , Erbrich and Tjelta (1999), , Deng and Carter (1999a, 1999b, 2000, El-Gharbawy and Olson (2000), V谩squez (Vasquez, 2000), Zdravkovic et al (2001), Deng and Carter (2002), Senders andKay (2002), andManiar (2004). In all cases, Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses were the approach considered to estimate the capacity of suction caisson under different loading and drainage conditions.…”