Numerical analysis of laterally loaded 3 x 3 to 7 x 3 pile groups in sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 936-946

  Zhang, Limin ^a   McVay, Michael C ^a   Lai, Peter ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BRIDGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; SAND; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE FLPIER; SUPERSTRUCTURES;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

BRIDGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; PILE GROUP; PILE RESPONSE; SAND;

EID: 0032694396     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:11(936)     Document Type: Article

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