The complexities of designing piles for lateral loads are manifold as there are many forces that are critical to the design of big structures such as bridges, offshore and waterfront structures and retaining walls. The loads on structures should be supported either horizontally or laterally or in bo
Single piles and pile groups under lateral loading
โ Scribed by Reese, Lymon C.; Van Impe, W. F.
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 529
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Techniques for designIntroductionOccurrence of laterally loaded pilesNature of the soil responseResponse of a pile to kinds of loadingModels for use in analyses of a single pileModels for groups of piles under lateral loading Status of current state-of-the-art Derivation of equations and methods of solutionIntroductionDerivation of the differential equationSolution for Epy =kpyx Validity of the mechanicsModels for Read more...
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Cover
Dedication
Contents
Preface
List of Symbols
Chapter 1 --
Techniques for design
Chapter 2 --
Derivation of equations and methods of solution
Chapter 3 --
Models for response of soil and weak rock
Chapter 4 --
Structural characteristics of piles
Chapter 5 --
Analysis of groups of piles subjected to inclined and eccentric loading
Chapter 6 --
Analysis of single piles and groups of piles subjected to active and passive loading
Chapter 7 --
Case studies
Chapter 8 --
Testing of full-sized piles
Chapter 9 --
Implementation of factors of safety
Chapter 10 --
Suggestions for design. Appendix A --
Broms method for analysis of single piles under lateral loadingAppendix B --
Nondimensional coefficients for piles with finite length, no axial load, constant Ep/Ip, and constant Epy
Appendix C --
Difference equations for step-tapered beams on foundations having variable stiffness
Appendix D --
Computer Program COM622
Appendix E (Reese and Matlock, 1956) --
Non-dimensional curves for piles under lateral loading for case where Epy=kpyx
Appendix F --
Tables of values of efficiency measured in tests of groups of piles under lateral loading. Appendix G --
Horizontal stresses in soil near shaft during installation of a pileAppendix H --
Use of data from testing uninstrumented piles under lateral loading to obtain soil response
Appendix I --
(Eurocode 7-1994) --
Eurocode principles related to geotechnical design
Appendix J --
Discussion of factor of safety related to piles under axial load
References
Answers to Homework Problems
CD Label Insert
Back Cover.
โฆ Subjects
Piling (Civil engineering);Lateral loads
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