IMPLEMENTATION OF PILE GROUP STUDIES: PILE LOADS AND LATERAL STABILITY OF PILES IN PILE GROUPS AND EFFECTS OF PILE CAP ON LATERAL CAPACITY OF PILE GROUPS

The results of the studies on lateral capacities of piles and pile group foundations (1968 to 1973) have been implemented for design practices in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The implementation consists of design charts for pile foundations, existing data available from the literature on the soil parameter to be used with the design charts, data from all existing full-scale pile tests (lateral load), changes in 'Design Manual Part 4 - Structures' of Penn. Department of Transportation, and two computer programs - optimization of design and general analysis of pile group foundations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation, Harrisburg.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bucknell University

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Lewisburg, PA  United States  17837

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Commonwealth and Forster Streets
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120
• Authors:
  • Kim, J B
  • Currato, P J
  • Hollings, W H
• Publication Date: 1975-9-25

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Design; Dynamics; Earth pressure; Loads; Manuals; Mechanical stability; Optimization; Pile caps; Pile foundations; Pile groups; Soils; Structural design; Structural tests; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral pressure; Soil dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Old TRIS Terms: Design data; Pile design; Pile lateral loads; Pile structures; Pile tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 18 1976 12:00AM