Research Article
Feb 1972
Behavior of Bored Piles in Beaumont Clay
This article has a reply.
VIEW THE REPLYThis article has a reply.
VIEW THE REPLYPublication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98, Issue 2
Abstract
Axial load tests were conducted on four full-sized instrumented bored piles in layered stiff, fissured clay in Houston, TX. The geometry and method of construction were varied in order to investigate the effect of these parameters on development of side shear. Reduced load transfer was found near the tops and bases of the three piles installed in the dry, with the greatest load transfer near the middle. The presence of a bell appeared to make little difference in the short-term pattern of development of load transfer. The average load transfer for the piles installed in the dry was near one-half of the undrained shear strength of the soil. The single pile installed with the aid of drilling mud mobilized ultimately about one-third less of the shear strength of the soil in side shear due to the presence of entrapped mud. A mathematical expression is presented for the computation of side resistance based on the test results.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98 • Issue 2 • February 1972
Pages: 195 - 213
Copyright
© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published in print: Feb 1972
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
Permissions
Request permissions for this article.
Authors
Affiliations
Michael W. O'Neill, AM.ASCE
Soils Engr.; Southwestern Lab., Houston, TX
Lymon C. Reese, F.ASCE
Chmn.; Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
Cited by
View Options
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.