Analytical Solutions for Ultimate Stabilizing Action of Anchored Piles in Cohesive Soil Layers

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Notation

A, z_A

stabilizing action and its depth of application;

a, ζ_A

dimensionless values of the stabilizing action and of its depth of application;

d, l

pile diameter and length;

f₁, f₂

soil reaction values;

k_u1, k_u2

soil-bearing capacity factors;

l₁, l₂

thickness of the unstable layer, anchoring length of the pile into the stable soil;

M₁

pile-bending moment at the depth l₁;

M_y, T_y

pile-bending capacity and anchor tensile strength;

m_u, t_u

dimensionless pile-bending capacity and tensile anchor strength;

m_u,lim, m_u,opt

limit and optimum values of the dimensionless pile-bending capacity;

s_u1, s_u2

undrained shear strength values;

$T_0,T_0^{*}$

action in the anchor;

$t_0^{*},t_{u,\lim }$

dimensionless values of the action in the anchor and of its limit strength;

U(z), f(z)

distributions of soil displacement profile and soil reaction forces along depth;

z

depth below ground level;

z₁, z₂, z₃

unknown depths along pile shaft;

λ

dimensionless anchoring pile length;

λ_lim, λ_opt

limit and optimum values of the dimensionless anchoring pile length; and

χ_u

parameter for soil mechanical properties.

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