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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2012.44.5.571

Lateral capacity of piles in layered soil: a simple approach  

Mandal, Bikash (Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University)
Roy, Rana (Department of Applied Mechanics, Bengal Engineering and Science University)
Dutta, Sekhar Chandra (School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar))
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.44, no.5, 2012 , pp. 571-584 More about this Journal
Abstract
Appropriate assessment of lateral capacity of pile foundation is known to be a complex problem involving soil-structure interaction. Having reviewed the available methods in brief, relative paucity of simple and rational technique to evaluate lateral capacity of pile in layered soil is identified. In this context, two efficient approaches for the assessment of lateral capacity of short pile embedded in bi-layer cohesive deposit is developed. It is presumed that the allowable lateral capacity of short pile is generally dictated by the permissible lateral displacement within which pile-soil system may be assumed to be elastic. The applicability of the scheme, depicted through illustration, is believed to be of ample help at least for practical purpose.
Keywords
lateral capacity; piles; soil structure interaction; layered soil; earthquake;
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