LATERAL LOADS ON PILES

VERTICAL PILES AND PILES LOADED AGAINST THE BATTER EXHIBIT ABOUT THE SAME ALLOWABLE LATERAL LOAD CAPACITY WHETHER THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTION BE DEFLECTION, MAXIMUM MOMENT OR ULTIMATE CAPACITY. THE SOIL-PILE CAPABILITY OF PILES LOADED WITH THE BATTER IS LESS THAN THE CAPACITY OF THE TWO CASES LISTED ABOVE BUT WOULD HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WHEN VERTICAL LOADS ARE ACTING DUE TO THE MORE FAVORABLE RELATIONSHIP OF THE COMPONENTS NORMAL TO THE PILE. PILES DRIVEN IN GROUPS CAN EFFECTIVELY DEVELOP TWICE THE CAPACITY OF SINGLE PILES, AT THE SAME DEFLECTION AND SMALLER VALUES OF MAXIMUM MOMENT, FOR CUSTOMARY PILE SPACING, PROVIDED THAT ADEQUATE REINFORCEMENT IS AVAILABLE TO MINIMIZE PILE BUTT ROTATION /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No 11485
• Corporate Authors:

  Hawaii Department of Transportation

  Highways Division, 869 Punchbowl Street
  Honolulu, HI  United States  96813

  University of Hawaii, Manoa

  Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
  Honolulu, HI  United States  96822

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • EVANS, J R
  • Hummel, P L
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Deflection; Loads; Moments (Mechanics); Pile groups; Piles (Supports); Spacing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Moments; Pile lateral loads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00230774
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Noce 72-r2 Final Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM