Study of Soil Layering Effects on Lateral Loading Behavior of Piles
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper presents results of the finite element study on the behavior of a single pile in elastic-plastic soils. Pile behavior in uniform sand and clay soils as well as cases with a sand layer in a clay deposit and a clay layer in a sand deposit were analyzed using finite element modeling. Finite element results were used to generate response curves, which were cross compared to investigate the soil layering effects.
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Acknowledgments
The writers are grateful for the reviewers’ constructive comments. This work was primarily supported by the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under Award No. EEC-9701568.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 6 • June 2005
Pages: 762 - 770
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Feb 11, 2003
Accepted: Nov 3, 2003
Published online: Jun 1, 2005
Published in print: Jun 2005
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