Influence of pile inclination on the lateral capacity of batter piles in clays
- Indian Inst. of Tech., Madras (India)
In many coastal and offshore areas, there are several soft clay deposits and in such soils pile foundations are used to support structures. The foundations of these structures are usually subjected to large amounts of lateral loads. In such cases, inclined piles or batter piles are better suited to resist lateral loads as a part of lateral load is converted into axial load. This paper refers to an experimental investigation carried out on model piles installed in soft clayey soils. Tests were conducted on model aluminum pile of diameter 12mm embedded in soft clay bed with batter angle (angle of inclination with vertical varying from {minus}30 to +30) and at each of these inclinations piles were tested for embedment ratios of 30, 40 and 50. The results indicate that the lateral capacity of pile is influenced by angle of inclination and the direction of the load application, and depth of embedment. A method is proposed to predict the load deflection behavior with different inclinations using the results of load tests conducted at a particular inclination.
- OSTI ID:
- 403148
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940409--; ISBN 1-880653-10-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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