Stability of end-bearing piles in a non-homogeneous elastic foundation

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 845-861

  West, R P ^a   Heelis, M E ^a   Pavlovic M N ^b   Wylie, G B ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Cable and Wireless   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; End bearing piles; Winkler elastic foundation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUCKLING; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; STIFFNESS;

END BEARING PILES; WINKLER ELASTIC FOUNDATION;

PILE FOUNDATIONS;

BUCKLING; PILE RESPONSE; WINKLER FOUNDATION;

EID: 0031432153     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(199712)21:12<845::aid-nag905>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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