Liquefaction-induced lateral load on pile in a medium dr sand layer

Liangcai He, Ahmed Elgamal, Tarek Abdoun, Akio Abe, Ricardo Dobry, Masanori Hamada, Jorge Menses, Masayoshi Sato, Thomas Shantz, Kohji Tokimatsu

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Abstract

One-g shake-table experiments are conducted to explore the response of single piles due to liquefaction-induced lateral soil flow. The piles are embedded in saturated Medium Relative Density (Dr) sand strata 1.7-5.0 m in thickness. Peak lateral pile displacements and bending moments are recorded and analyzed by uniform and triangular pressure distributions. On this basis, the observed levels of pile bending moment upon liquefaction suggest a hydrostatic lateral pressure approximately equal to that due to the total overburden stress. Using the experimental data, comparisons with current recommendations are made, and the Showa Bridge case history is briefly assessed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)916-938
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Earthquake Engineering
Volume13
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009

Keywords

  • Lateral Soil Pressure
  • Lateral Spreading
  • Liquefaction
  • Pile Foundation
  • Shake-Table
  • Soil-Structure Interaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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