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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2011.27.7.047

Evaluation of p-y Curves of Piles in Soft Deposits by 3-Dimensional Numerical Analysis  

Lee, Si-Hoon (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Dong-A Univ.)
Kim, Sung-Ryul (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Dong-A Univ.)
Lee, Ju-Hyung (Geotechnical Engrg. Research Dept., KICT)
Chung, Moon-Kyung (Geotechnical Engrg. Research Dept., KICT)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.27, no.7, 2011 , pp. 47-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
The p-y curve has been used to design pile foundations subjected to lateral loading. Although the p-y curve has a large influence on the pile lateral behavior, p-y curves have not been clearly suggested. In this study, the p-y curve of clay was evaluated for drilled shafts in marine deposits by using 3-dimensional numerical analyses. First, the optimization study was performed to properly determine boundary extent, mesh size, and interface stiffness. The numerical modeling in the study was verified by comparing the calculated and the pile loading test results. Then, the p-y curves of single and group piles were evaluated from the parametric study. The selected parameters were pile diameter, pile Young's modulus and pile head fixed condition for a single pile, and pile spacing for group piles. Finally, the p-multiplier was evaluated by comparing the p-y curves of a single pile and group piles. As a result, the p-multiplier at pile spacing of 3D was 0.83, 0.67 and 0.78 for the front, middle, and back row piles, respectively, and showed values similar to those of O'Neill and Reese (1999). For the pile group with pile spacing larger than 60, the group effect can be ignorable.
Keywords
Drilled shafts; Group effect; Numerical analysis; P-multiplier; P-y curve;
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