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Finite layer analysis of laterally loaded piles in cross‐anisotropic soils
Author(s) -
Lee C. Y.,
Small J. C.
Publication year - 1991
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.1610151103
Subject(s) - isotropy , anisotropy , finite element method , soil water , geotechnical engineering , layer (electronics) , geology , materials science , structural engineering , engineering , physics , composite material , soil science , optics
This paper presents a finite layer method for the analysis of laterally loaded piles in isotropic and cross‐anisotropic layered soils. Excellent agreement is found between the isotropic solutions computed by the finite layer method and the more rigorous finite element method. Some theoretical solutions are presented to demonstrate the effect of soil anisotropy. Two full scale field case histories have been analysed by the method using isotropic and cross‐anisotropic soil models.