PILE-DRIVING ANALYSIS BY THE WAVE EQUATION

THERE ARE A GREAT MANY DIFFERENT PILE-DRIVING FORMULAS IN USE, AND ENGINEERS HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO AGREE AS TO WHICH ONE IS BEST. THIS SITUATION HAS ARISEN PRIMARILY BECAUSE, UNTIL RECENTLY, THE MATHEMATICS OF PILE-DRIVING ACTION COULD NOT BE SOLVED IN ANY PRACTICAL MANNER. AS A RESULT ALL PILE- DRIVING FORMULAS ARE PARTLY EMPIRICAL AND, CONSEQUENTLY, APPLY ONLY TO CERTAIN TYPES OR LENGTHS OF PILE. THIS PAPER IS PRESENTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ENGINEERS A MATHEMATICAL METHOD OF WIDER APPLICATION, DEPENDING ON THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND NUMERICAL INTEGRATION. THE METHOD IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO OTHER IMPACT PROBLEMS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 127, PaRT I, PAPER 3306, PP 1145-1170, 12 FIG, 1 APP
• Authors:
  • SMITH, E A
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Serial:
  • American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Empirical methods; Mathematical analysis; Numerical analysis; Pile driving; Wave equations
• Old TRIS Terms: Wave equation formula
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208547
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1994 12:00AM