A Soil Foundation Interaction Model for the Analysis of Pile Group Behaviour
Author(s): |
Maurizio Lenzi
Andrea Gambi Giancarlo Olivucci |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English |
Published in: | Structural Engineering International, February 2002, n. 1, v. 12 |
Page(s): | 40-46 |
DOI: | 10.2749/101686602777965649 |
Abstract: |
This article presents a method for evaluating the distribution of the external loads within a pile group. The model is based on the imposition of the rotation compatibility condition between the pile cap and the piles heads. It includes the soil-foundation interaction which depends, in turn, on two main parameters. The result is a set of clear formulas similar to those provided by the statically-determinate method. Finally, a parametric analysis shows the correlation, by means of an interaction domain, between the axial forces and the bending moments in the pile heads as a function of the lateral loads. |