Full-Scale Lateral-Load Tests of a 3x5 Pile Group in Soft Clays and Silts

<p>A series of static lateral load tests were conducted on a group of fifteen piles arranged in a 3x5 pattern. The piles were placed at a center-to-center spacing of 3.92 pile diameters. A single isolated pile was also tested for comparison to the group response. The subsurface profile consisted of cohesive layers of soft to medium consistency underlain by interbedded layers of sands and fine-grained soils. The piles were instrumented to measure pile-head deflection, rotation, and load, as well as strain versus pile depth.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS

Grantor dc:publisher

Brigham Young University - Provo

Author dc:creator

• Snyder, Jeffrey L.

• deep foundations
• piles
• static
• dynamic
• lateral load test
• laterally loaded piles
• laterally loaded pile groups
• LPILE
• GROUP
• p-multipliers
• p-y curves
• steel pipe piles
• closely spaced piles
• group effects
• shadowing theory
• shadowing effects
• shear zone overlap
• soft clays
• silts
• soft soils
• fine-grained soils
• Civil and Environmental Engineering

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/123

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-1122