Behaviors of a Laterally Loaded Pile Located in a Mountainside
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 20, Issue 8
Abstract
In this paper, the performance of a laterally loaded single pile located in a mountainside was predicted by a modified strain wedge (SW) technique and, in particular, the emphasis is on quantifying pile–soil interactions based on static equilibriums. The effects of surrounding soils on the pile shaft were idealized by using two different wedge models, depending on the relative location between the pile and soil. The proposed method is simultaneously validated by numerical solutions and laboratory observations and, therefore, sensitivity studies on the location of the pile were further investigated, especially for the summit of the mountain.
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Acknowledgments
This research is part of work supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51978255 and 51908208).
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Received: Sep 19, 2019
Accepted: Feb 24, 2020
Published online: May 28, 2020
Published in print: Aug 1, 2020
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