ADDED MASS OF PILE GROUP

Through laboratory investigation, it is shown that when a pile group is arranged in a cluster, the added mass (or inertial force) increases sharply after the spacing between piles falls below a certain critical value. Two configurations of pile group arrangement -- circular and square shapes of approximately the same base diameter -- were tested. The experimental results reveal that when the spacing between piles is smaller than two times the pile diameter, or the solidification ratio becomes larger than 0. 5, the added mass of the pile group increases drastically. For pile groups with individual pile spacing less than this critical value, the volume enclosed, rather than the volume displaced, by the pile cluster should be used as bases for added mass computation.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Gibson, R J
  • Wang, H
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 215-223
• Serial:
  • ASCE J of the Waterway, Port, Coastal & Ocean Div
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Coefficients; Critical values; Force; Foundation soils; Foundations; Mass; Offshore structures; Pile groups; Port structures; Soils; Solidification; Spacing; Support piles
• Old TRIS Terms: Added mass; Pile spacing; Soil solidification
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158281
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM