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Response of pile groups subjected to lateral loads
Author(s) -
Leung C. F.,
Chow Y. K.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/nag.1610110307
Subject(s) - pile , isotropy , structural engineering , computation , nonlinear system , geotechnical engineering , group (periodic table) , deformation (meteorology) , structural load , linear elasticity , field (mathematics) , geology , engineering , mathematics , finite element method , physics , algorithm , oceanography , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
An approach is presented for the prediction of linear and nonlinear load–deformation behaviour of laterally loaded pile groups. The individual pile response is obtained by the conventional p–y curve technique, while group interaction is modelled using the Mindlin's solution. Good agreement is observed when comparing the present method of analysis with the commonly used interaction factor approach for the computation of response of pile groups embedded in a homogenous, isotropic elastic half‐space. The predicted pile group behaviour also compares favourably with existing field data on laterally loaded pile groups in soft clay.