Design charts for elastic pile shortening in the equivalent top-down load-settlement curve from a bidirectional load test

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-177

  Mission, Jose Leo C ^a   Kim, Hyeong Joo ^a  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bidirectional test; Bottom up test; Elastic pile shortening; Equivalent load settlement curve; Osterberg (O cell) test; Top down test

Indexed keywords

BIDIRECTIONAL TEST; BOTTOM-UP TEST; ELASTIC PILE SHORTENING; EQUIVALENT LOAD-SETTLEMENT CURVE; OSTERBERG (O-CELL) TEST; TOP-DOWN TEST;

FRICTION; SHEAR STRENGTH; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY;

PILES;

BEARING CAPACITY; DESIGN METHOD; ELASTICITY; LOADING; LOADING TEST; PILE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 79551495178     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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