Design charts for piles supporting embankments on soft clay

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-501

  Poulos, Harry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clays; Embankments; Foundation design; Lateral displacement; Pile foundations; Settlement; Soft soils; Soil settlement

Indexed keywords

CLAY; EMBANKMENTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PILE FOUNDATIONS; PILES; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

FOUNDATION DESIGN; LATERAL DISPLACEMENT; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SETTLEMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; DISPLACEMENT; EMBANKMENT; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND SETTLEMENT; PILE; SOFT CLAY; SOIL PROFILE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

PILE; SOIL BURIAL TEST; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

EID: 34247239324     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:5(493)     Document Type: Article

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