Centrifuge testing of fixed-head laterally loaded battered and plumb pile groups in sand

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-50

  McVay, Michael C ^a   Shang, Te I ^a   Casper, Robert ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered pile groups; Centrifuge testing; Fixed head pile groups; Lateral loaded groups; Pile groups; Pile groups in sand

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FOUNDATIONS; GRAVITATION; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SOIL TESTING;

CENTRIFUGE TESTING; PILE SPACING; SOIL DENSITY;

PILES;

EID: 0030100370     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11406j     Document Type: Article

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