Analytical Interaction Diagram for Lateral Responses of a Rigid Pile in Homogeneous Overconsolidated Clay
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 147, Issue 9
Abstract
This paper proposes analytical solutions and a normalized interaction diagram for the lateral responses of a rigid pile subjected to a combined horizontal force and moment. The analysis model considers a rigid pile embedded in homogeneous cohesive soil (assuming that the horizontal subgrade stiffness and yield strength are constant with depth). Different states of soil yielding, as well as the ultimate state, are defined according to the development of the yielding range of soil around the ground surface and pile tip. Through the equilibria of moment and horizontal force at the pile head, the analytical solutions of the failure envelope and the displacement and rotation responses for different soil states are derived. These solutions can be used to build the force-displacement and moment-rotation curves at the pile head. The results of the laboratory and field tests reported in the literature are simulated for demonstration. Furthermore, the normalized interaction diagram between the pile-head moment and horizontal force is built, using which the state of soil yielding and corresponding displacement mode of the pile under a pile-head loading condition can be traced.
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Some or all of the data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Grant No. MOST 2628-E-002-004-MY3) and the National Taiwan University, Taiwan (Grant No. NTU-CC-109L893205) for financial support.
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Received: Oct 2, 2020
Accepted: May 6, 2021
Published online: Jul 15, 2021
Published in print: Sep 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Dec 15, 2021
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