Pile foundation analysis and design using experimental data and 3-D numerical analysis

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 819-836

  Comodromos, Emilios M ^a   Papadopoulou, Mello C ^b   Rentzeperis, Ioannis K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b GeoStatiki SA Consulting Engineers   (Greece)

^c Egnatia Odos SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

3 D nonlinear analysis; Pile foundation design; Pile group response; Pile test

Indexed keywords

3-D NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; 3-D NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; APPLIED LOADS; BACK-ANALYSIS; BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS; CAPACITY ESTIMATIONS; DEFORMATION MODULUS; DESIGN STRATEGIES; ECONOMICAL DESIGNS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FOUNDATION ANALYSIS; HYBRID METHODS; NON-UNIFORM; NUMERICAL TOOLS; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PILE FOUNDATION DESIGN; PILE GROUP RESPONSE; PILE LOAD TESTS; PILE TEST; PILE-RAFT FOUNDATIONS; PILE-SOIL-PILE INTERACTIONS; SOIL SHEAR STRENGTHS; SOIL-PILE INTERFACES; STRUCTURAL NONLINEARITIES; VERTICAL LOADINGS;

HAND TOOLS; MACHINE DESIGN; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

PILES;

BACK ANALYSIS; BEARING CAPACITY; DEFORMATION; DESIGN METHOD; FOUNDATION; LOADING TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILE RESPONSE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 64849089408     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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