Graphs for the Design of Laterally Loaded Piles in Clay
Lecturer, University of Le Havre, Department of Civil Engineering,
Le Havre, France
Lecturer, University of Le Havre, Department of Civil Engineering,
Le Havre, France
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Graphs for the Design of Laterally Loaded Piles in Clay
Lecturer, University of Le Havre, Department of Civil Engineering, Lecturer, University of Le Havre, Department of Civil Engineering, |
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In the design of piles, we are frequently bound to study both the pile head deflection and the maximum bending moment. By using the subgrade reaction theory with a simplified p-y soil response, an analytical method is developed for the solution of the pile bending equations for a pile subjected to flexion and horizontal load. This paper describes this analytical method applied to a single pile installed in clay. Predicted responses by this method are compared with experimental results given in literature. A comparison of computed and measured lateral load-deflection response of single pile in clay shows a good agreement. In order to make useful this analytical method graphical non-dimensional relationships are proposed. Lateral deflection at ground level, rotation at ground level and maximal bending moment in pile are given versus the pile lateral load.
KEYWORDS: Pile, Analytical, Lateral load, soil, Elastic-plastic, reaction, clay, deflection, bending moment, graphical
