Wedge Failure Analysis of Soil Resistance on Laterally Loaded Piles in Clay

A fundamental study of pile-soil systems subjected to lateral loads in clay soil was conducted by using experimental tests and a lateral load-transfer approach. The emphasis was on an improved wedge failure model developed by considering three-dimensional combination forces and a new hyperbolic p-y criterion. A framework for determining the p-y curve on the basis of both theoretical analysis and experimental load test results is proposed. The proposed p-y method is shown to be capable of predicting the behavior of a large-diameter pile under lateral loading. The proposed p-y curves with an improved wedge model are more appropriate and realistic for representing a pile-soil interaction for laterally loaded piles in clay than the existing p-y method. The authors note that foundations for long span bridges fall within the scope of this pile-soil systems study, due to the need for these structures to resist large lateral loading caused by high winds.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000481
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Authors:
  • Kim, Youngho
  • Jeong, Sangseom
  • Lee, Sungjune
• Publication Date: 2011-7-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Illustrations; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 678-694
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 137
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge foundations; Clay soils; Failure analysis; Long span bridges; Mathematical prediction; Soils; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads; Soil pile interaction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01350750
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Aug 31 2011 7:45AM