Numerical analysis of soil plug behaviour inside open-ended piles during driving

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-322

  Liyanapathirana, D S ^a   Deeks, A J ^a   Randolph, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; One dimensional modelling; Open ended piles; Pile driving; Plugging mechanism; Stress wave propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC WAVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

OPEN ENDED PILES; PLUGGING MECHANISM;

PILE DRIVING;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PILE DRIVING; PLUGGING;

EID: 0032051679     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(199804)22:4<303::aid-nag919>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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