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Title: TLWorkstation code: Version 1. 0. Volume 18: PADLL manual. [Pier Analysis and Design for Lateral Loads]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5412022

The high-moment type of foundations addressed by the Pier Analysis and Design for Lateral Loads (PADLL) are generally associated with single-pole structures or longitudinally loaded H-frames. The PADLL program can be used to perform three types of analyses for laterally loaded drilled piers - it computes the: nonlinear load-deflection of load-rotation response of a pier, maximum lateral load which can be resisted by the soil surrounding a pier, and minimum diameter or volume of a pier required to react a set of specified loads. The analytic model employed by PADLL is semiempirical. The program is based on a three-dimensional finite element analysis that was simplified for production use and was modified based on the results of 14 full-scale field tests.

Research Organization:
Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Tullahoma, TN (USA)
OSTI ID:
5412022
Report Number(s):
EPRI-EL-4540-CCM-Vol.18; ON: TI86920440
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English