A modulus-multiplier approach for non-linear analysis of laterally loaded pile groups

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1117-1145

  Fan, Chia Cheng ^a   Long, James H ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Group effect; Group pile p y curve; Laterally loaded pile group; Modulus multiplier; Pile to pile interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL TESTING; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FULL-SCALE PILE LOAD TESTS; LATERALLY LOADED PILE GROUP; MODULUS MULTIPLIER; PILE-TO-PILE INTERACTION;

PILES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL TESTING; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PILES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING TEST; NONLINEARITY; PILE GROUP; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 34547598790     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.582     Document Type: Article

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