Nonlinear analysis of laterally loaded single piles in sand using modified strain wedge model |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China;2. Department of‘ Civil and Environment Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu 376-8515, Japan;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B9;1. College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;1. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq;2. World Bank Financed Project in M.O.E, Ministry of Education, Baghdad, Iraq;3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States;4. Highway and Transportation Engineering Department, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq;1. Terracon Consultants, Inc., 2201 Rowland Ave., Savannah, GA 31404, USA;2. The University of Kansas, Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Department, 2150 Learned Hall, 1530 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609, USA;3. The University of Kansas, CEAE Department, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA;4. The University of Kansas, CEAE Department, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper proposes a modified strain wedge model for the nonlinear analysis of laterally loaded single piles in sandy soils by using the Duncan–Chang model as well as the Mohr–Coulomb model to describe the stress–strain behavior of soils in the strain wedge. The input soil property for sandy soils only needs a relative density which can be easily estimated from in situ tests. The strain wedge depth is calculated by an iterative process and the subgrade reaction modulus below the strain wedge is assumed to increase linearly with depth, though it does not change with the lateral load applied to the pile. Seven case histories are used to verify the applicability of the proposed method. The results show the following: (1) good agreements are found between the predicted and the measured results of full scale tested piles; (2) the predicted deflections and moments using the Duncan–Chang model are almost the same as those using the Mohr–Coulomb model; and (3) the size effect of the pile diameter or width on the subgrade reaction modulus should be considered. |
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