Nonlinear Analysis of Torsionally Loaded Piles in a Two-Layer Soil Profile
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 10, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper presents a method for predicting the nonlinear response of torsionally loaded piles in a two-layer soil profile, such as a clay or sand layer underlain by rock. The shear modulus of the upper soil is assumed to vary linearly with depth and the shear modulus of the lower soil is assumed to vary linearly with depth and then stay constant below the pile tip. The method uses the variational principle to derive the governing differential equations of a pile in a two-layer continuum and the elastic response of the pile is then determined by solving the derived differential equations. To consider the effect of soil yielding on the behavior of piles, the soil is assumed to behave linearly elastically at small strain levels and yield when the shear stress on the pile-soil interface exceeds the corresponding maximum shear resistance. To determine the maximum pile-soil interface shear resistance, methods that are available in the literature can be used. The proposed method is verified by comparing its results with existing elastic solutions and published small-scale model pile test results. Finally, the proposed method is used to analyze two full-scale field test piles and the predictions are in reasonable agreement with the measurements.
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International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 10 • Issue 2 • April 2010
Pages: 65 - 73
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Received: Feb 2, 2009
Accepted: Sep 9, 2009
Published online: Oct 10, 2009
Published in print: Apr 2010
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