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Pile Setup in Cohesive Soil. II: Analytical Quantifications and Design Recommendations
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Kam W. Ng, University of Wyoming
  • Muhannad T. Suleiman, Lehigh University
  • Sri Sritharan, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2-1-2013
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943- 5606.0000753
Abstract

: This paper establishes a methodology to quantify pile setup by using recent field test data that was presented in a companion paper for steel H-piles driven in cohesive soils. Existing methods found in literature for the same purpose either require restrikes of piles onsite or are developed for a specific soil type and seldom use easily quantifiable soil properties, despite their significant influence on pile setup. Following a critical evaluation of the existing methods, a new approach for estimating pile setup was developed using dynamic measurements and analyses in combination with measured soil properties, such as the horizontal coefficient of consolidation, undrained shear strength, and the standard penetration test N value. Using pile setup information available in the literature, the proposed approach has shown that it provides good estimates for the setup of steel H-piles, as well as for other types and sizes of driven piles.

Comments

This is a manuscript of an article published as Ng, K. W., Suleiman, M. T., & Sritharan, S. (2013). Pile setup in cohesive soil. II: Analytical quantifications and design recommendations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 139(2), 210-222. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943- 5606.0000753. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
ASCE
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Kam W. Ng, Muhannad T. Suleiman and Sri Sritharan. "Pile Setup in Cohesive Soil. II: Analytical Quantifications and Design Recommendations" Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Vol. 139 Iss. 2 (2013) p. 210 - 222
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sri_sritharan/31/