Cyclic Lateral Loading of a Large‐Scale Pile Group
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 11
Abstract
A large‐scale group of nine steel‐pipe piles in a closely‐spaced arrangement was subjected to two‐way, cyclic, lateral loading with water above the ground surface. The test was conducted in stiff, overconsolidated clay at a site in Houston, Texas. All of the piles in the group were extensively instrumented to allow the results to be compared with those from other piles in the group and from the testing of an isolated, single pile. The results emphasize the highly nonlinear nature of the pile‐soil‐pile interaction. A substantial reduction in ultimate soil resistance was measured in the group piles relative to that of a similarly loaded single pile for both the first cycle and for 100 cycles of load.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 113 • Issue 11 • November 1987
Pages: 1326 - 1343
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Copyright © 1987 ASCE.
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Published online: Nov 1, 1987
Published in print: Nov 1987
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