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DOI 10.11779/CJGE201501022 5% TU470 A 2015 1978 E-mail: kiptom@ Model tests on bearing performance of suction caisson foundation for bridges 1 1 2 2 ZHANG Yong-tao , YANG Yan-hua , LI Bing , GONG Wei-ming (1. Technology Center, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Company Ltd., Wuhan 430040, China; 2. College of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China) Abstract: The suction caisson foundation is an alternative foundation for cross-sea bridges. Based on the loading characteristics of the foundation of cross-sea bridges, a series of model tests are carried out to investigate the bearing performance of the suction caisson foundation. Different loading directions are considered in the model tests. The test results show that the vertical bearing capacity of the suction caisson foundation and the contribution of sidewall friction resistance increase with the increasing length of suction, and the tip resistance of caisson can be neglected. The lateral bearing capacity of the suction caisson foundation also increases with the increasing length of suction, but it is small and no more than 5 percent of the vertical bearing capacity. The lateral bearing capacity of the suction caisson foundation can be improved significantly by pre-applied v