Difference between Load-Transfer Relationships for Laterally Loaded Pile Groups: Active p - y or Passive p -δ
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 122, Issue 12
Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) finite-element analyses were carried out to study undrained soil deformation around piles displaced laterally through soil. The load-transfer p -δ curves produced were found to be applicable for design during passive lateral loading but not for active lateral loading of pile groups. The p -δ curves characterize the local soil-shear deformation around the pile, whereas p - y curves used in the subgrade-reaction method of active lateral-pile-loading design also include the effects of global soil displacement. Hence, determination of p - y curves from basic soil parameters requires consideration of both the local and global soil behavior and the pile-group geometry and loading. Because p -δ curves stiffen with reducing pile spacing, whereas active load-transfer curves soften, there is a significant stiffness disparity between the two forms of load-transfer curves for closely spaced pile groups. Care should be taken in choosing the appropriate form of reaction curve for design.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 122 • Issue 12 • December 1996
Pages: 1015 - 1018
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 1, 1996
Published in print: Dec 1996
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