ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF FLEXIBLE PILES UNDER ECCENTRIC AND INCLINED LOADS

The ultimate bearing capacity of flexible single model piles and small pile groups of timber and nylon in loose sand and soft clay has been determined under various combinations of eccentricity and inclination of the load varying in direction from vertical to horizontal. The results of the load tests are presented in the form of polar bearing capacity diagrams and they are compared with the theoretical estimates based on the concept of an effective embedment depth in terms of the behaviour of equivalent rigid piles. Reasonable agreement has been found between the obeserved and predicted ultimate bearing capacity of flexible piles under any combination of eccentricity and inclination of loads.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Research Council of Canada

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  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada  K1A 0R6
• Authors:
  • MEYERHOF, G G
  • Ghosh, D P
• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 34-42
• Serial:
  • CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bearing capacity; Eccentricity; Flexibility; Forecasting; Load tests; Loads; Pile groups; Sand; Soft clays; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Inclined loading
• Old TRIS Terms: Flexible piles; Test results; Ultimate bearing capacity
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483706
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM