FULL-SCALE CYCLIC DYNAMIC LATERAL PILE RESPONSES

In the design of vertical piles subjected to lateral dynamic loads, the lateral soil resistance is often represented as a series of discrete springs, each with a nonlinear resistance-deflection p-y curve. Owing to the lack of dynamic test data, it is common to use static load results, even for dynamic loading. The results from a recent full-scale cyclic dynamic pile test series in sand have been reduced to yield dynamic p-y curves and indicate that the current oil industry recommendations overestimate the dynamic lateral resistance, especially at large deflection levels. Strain-softening, partial liquefaction, and gapping effects were observed. Variations in dynamic stiffness and damping capacity appear more dependent on nonlinear behavior than on the frequency of excitation.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Ting, J M
• Publication Date: 1987-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 30-45
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 113
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Damping capacity; Deflection; Deformation; Dynamic loads; Liquefaction; Loads; Mechanical strain; Softening point; Soils; Stiffness; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil resistivity; Strain softening
• Old TRIS Terms: Pile lateral loads; Soil deflection
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462385
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE Paper 21158
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1987 12:00AM