Design of driven piles in sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 427-448

  Randolph, M F ^a   Dolwin, J ^b   Beck, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Wholohan Grill and Partners ^*  (Australia)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bearing capacity; design; failure; piles; sands; silts

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SILT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AXIAL CAPACITY; ENDBEARING CAPACITY; LOAD TEST RESULTS; PILE CAPACITY; REFINEMENT; SHAFT FRICTION;

PILES;

AXIAL CAPACITY; CONFINING STRESS; GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN; PILE; SAND;

EID: 0028667480     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1994.44.3.427     Document Type: Article

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