Full-displacement pressuremeter method for rigid piles under lateral loads and moments

1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Meyerhof ◽  
V. V. R. N. Sastry
Keyword(s):  
Model Test ◽  
Reasonable Agreement ◽  
Lateral Pressure ◽  
Layered Soil ◽  
Horizontal Load ◽  
Ultimate Capacity ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Pure Moment ◽  
Rigid Model

The results of full-displacement pressuremeter tests in beds of sand, clay, and layered soil have been used to estimate the lateral soil pressures, ultimate capacity, and displacements of instrumented rigid model piles under eccentric and inclined loads. Comparisons of these estimates with observations on the piles under horizontal load and pure moment have been made and reasonable agreement is found. The analyses are also compared with some field case records. Key words: bearing capacity, clay, displacements, horizontal load, lateral pressure, layered soil, model test, moment, pile, pressuremeter, sand.

Bearing capacity of rigid piles under eccentric and inclined loads

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Meyerhof ◽  
V. V. R. N. Sastry
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Soft Clay ◽  
Horizontal Load ◽  
Soil Pressure ◽  
Pile Capacity ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Pure Moment ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
Rigid Model ◽  
Test Pile

The ultimate bearing capacity of instrumented vertical single rigid model piles in homogeneous loose sand and soft clay under vertical eccentric and central inclined loads has been investigated. The results of these load tests provide a more realistic lateral soil pressure distribution on the pile shaft and better theoretical estimates of pile capacity under pure moment and under horizontal load. For intermediate eccentricities and inclinations of the load, the bearing capacity can be obtained from simple interaction relationships between the axial load and moment capacities and between the axial and horizontal load capacities, respectively. The influence of lateral soil pressures due to installation of displacement piles in clay is examined in relation to the ultimate load of the pile. The analyses are compared with the results of model tests and some field case records. Key words: bearing capacity, clay, eccentric loading, horizontal load, instrumentation, model test, pile, sand.

Behaviour of pile foundations under special loading conditions: 1994 R.M. Hardy keynote address

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Meyerhof
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Reasonable Agreement ◽  
Layered Soil ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Single Piles ◽  
Ultimate Resistance ◽  
Large Model

Previous analyses of the ultimate resistance and displacements of rigid piles under lateral loads and moments have been extended to the general case of eccentric and inclined loads on flexible piles by using the concept of effective embedment depths of equivalent rigid piles. Recent research on the behaviour of large model tests on instrumented rigid and flexible piles under eccentric and inclined loads in sand, clay, and layered soil is summarized. Reasonable agreement is found between observed and predicted behaviour. The proposed method of analysis is also supported by comparison with the results of many field case records of single piles and large pile groups under lateral loads indifferent types of soils. Key words : bearing capacity, displacement, eccentric loads, inclined loads, layered soil, pile.

Bearing capacity of flexible batter piles under eccentric and inclined, loads in layered soil

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.G. Meyerhof ◽  
A.S. Yalcin
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Layered Structure ◽  
Layered Soil ◽  
Head Model ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Inclined Load ◽  
Eccentric Load ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Batter Piles

The behaviour of single free-head model flexible vertical and batter piles under the general case of eccentric and inclined loads in two-layered soil is investigated. The bearing capacity of the piles is found to depend on the layered structure, the eccentricity and inclination of the load, and the pile batter. The theoretical estimates of ultimate loads obtained from semiempirical relations agree fairly well with the test results. Key words : bearing capacity, deformation, batter pile, eccentricity factor, eccentric load, inclination factor, inclined load, layered soil, model test, sand, clay.

Influence of installation method on the behaviour of rigid piles in clay subjected to moment and horizontal load

1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. R. N. Sastry ◽  
G. G. Meyerhof
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Horizontal Load ◽  
Soil Pressure ◽  
Pile Capacity ◽  
Pile Installation ◽  
Bored Pile ◽  
Pure Moment ◽  
Bored Piles

The lateral soil pressure distribution, pile capacity, and displacements of instrumented single rigid bored piles subjected to pure moment and horizontal load have been investigated. The influence of method of pile installation on the above parameters is studied by comparing the behaviour of bored piles with that of jacked piles. It was concluded that the method of installation has practically no effect so far as the net lateral soil pressures and pile capacity are concerned, but the displacements may be up to three times larger for a bored pile than for a jacked pile under working loads. Key words: clay, horizontal load, installation, model test, moment, pile.

Ultimate capacity of rigid single piles under inclined loads in sand

1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 849-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Chari ◽  
G. G. Meyerhof
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Ultimate Capacity ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Polar Diagram ◽  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Single Piles ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Pile Length

The analysis and computation of the bearing capacity of rigid piles under inclined loads is usually based on a simplified pressure distribution along the pile length. Test data of actual pressures on such piles are scarce. Experiments were conducted with an instrumented 75 mm rigid circular pile embedded in homogeneous sand. The ultimate capacity of the pile was experimentally determined for different loading conditions and compared with analyses and test data reported previously. The interaction relationship of the load inclination on the ultimate capacity was obtained in the form of a polar diagram. Keywords: piles, lateral loads, cohesionless soils.

Behaviour of flexible batter piles under inclined loads in layered soil

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Meyerhof ◽  
A. S. Yalcin
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Reasonable Agreement ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Layered Soil ◽  
Head Model ◽  
Embedment Depth ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Vertical Displacements ◽  
Batter Piles

The behaviour of single free-head model flexible vertical and batter piles under central inclined loads in two-layered soil is investigated. The bearing capacity of the piles is found to depend on the layered structure, load inclination, and pile batter. The theoretical estimates obtained from semiempirical relations agree well with the test results. Previous displacement equations for flexible batter piles in elastic isotropic soil are modified for piles in anisotropic layered soil using an effective embedment depth of equivalent rigid piles. Practical equations for horizontal and vertical displacements of flexible batter piles are presented on the basis of resultant influence factors that are related to the batter angle, load inclination, and distribution of soil modulus with depth. The observed horizontal and vertical displacements of the piles are in reasonable agreement with the theoretical estimates, which are also supported by the results of some field cases. Key words : bearing capacity, deformation, batter pile, inclination factor, inclined load, layered soil, model test, sand, clay.

Simulation of Vortex Instability in a Pipe Trifurcation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ruprecht ◽  
Ralf Neubauer ◽  
Thomas Helmrich
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Reasonable Agreement ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Extended Version ◽  
Vortex Instability ◽  
Flow Phenomenon ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

The vortex instability in a spherical pipe trifurcation is investigated by applying a Very Large Eddy Simulation (VLES). For this approach an new adaptive turbulence model based on an extended version of the k-ε model is used. Applying a classical Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes-Simulation with the standard k-ε model is not able to forecast the vortex instability. However the prescribed VLES method is capable to predict this flow phenomenon. The obtained results show a reasonable agreement with measurements in a model test.

Seismic Capacity of Threaded, Brazed and Grooved Clamped Joints

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Antaki
Keyword(s):  
Shake Table ◽  
Ultimate Capacity ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Seismic Capacity ◽  
Shake Table Tests ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Pipe Joints ◽  
Lateral Displacements ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Large Earthquakes

A series of static and shake table tests were conducted on threaded, brazed and mechanical pipe joints, commonly used in fire protection systems, to understand their integrity under extreme lateral loads, of the type that would be expected in large earthquakes. This paper presents the measured loads and deflections of the joints up to the point of failure. It also describes the joints’ static and dynamic failure mode. This information can be used to model the joints’ flexibility under large lateral displacements, determine their ultimate capacity, and help understand their leak and rupture characteristics.

The Analytical Solution of Single Pipe Piles under Axially and Laterally Free Loads

2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 1701-1707
Author(s):  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Si Fa Xu ◽  
Guo Cai Wang ◽  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Lateral Deformation ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Axial Loads ◽  
Influence Curves ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Inclined Loads ◽  
Single Pipe ◽  
Foundation Type

The analytical solution of a single pipe piles under axially and laterally loads is presented, when the laterally loads is optional free load. As piles foundations are becoming a preferred foundation type, piles usually work under simultaneous axial and lateral loads in engineering. To analyze the function of free loads to pipe piles under inclined loads conditions, in the basis of ‘m’ method, deformation differential equation of elastic piles under inclined loads is established first in the paper with analytical method. Differential equation has two parts in according to the piles in the earth or in the air, and lateral deformation, obliquity, moment; shearing force of the piles can be gotten respectively by soluting equations. In the end of the paper, influences of several parameters is analyzed of the top axial loads, the top lateral loads and the free loads, and their influence curves are given.

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