Energy Formulation for Axial Pile Head Stiffness in Inhomogeneous Soil

Jamie Crispin, Huize Su, Katherine Round, George Mylonakis

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Abstract

Approximate closed-form solutions are derived for the settlement of axially loaded piles embedded in inhomogeneous soil by employing an energy method based on the Winkler model of soil reaction. Simple, linear shape functions for the attenuation of pile displacement with depth result in easy-to-use formulas. Two alternative methods are discussed for selecting the slope of the linear function. The proposed methodology is compared with rigorous (yet complicated) closed form solutions and an alternative approximation using a representative homogeneous soil.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainability Issues for the Deep Foundations
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE)
PublisherSpringer, Cham
Pages181-190
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9783030019020
ISBN (Print)9783030019013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2018

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ISSN (Print)2366-3405

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