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Laterally loaded piles with bulge
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2007
Sprache
English
Volume
4
Start Page
317
End Page
323
Citation
Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE, Vol. 4 (2007). - Seite 317-323
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
ASME
ISBN
0-7918-4270-3
978-0-7918-4270-6
This paper contains several investigations on the behaviour of bulged piles. Bulge means the application of vertical steel plates somewhere near ground surface to improve the lateral bearing capacity. The results of small scale tests in sand are illustrated, which demonstrate the effectiveness of such bulge. Some theoretical investigations are presented trying to apply standard methods like the p-y-curve procedure to the design of bulged piles. An outline of possible calculation methods is given. Investigations on two different exemplary pile systems demonstrate the behaviour of the bulged structure and give an idea of the advantages of this innovative system.
DDC Class
690: Building, Construction