Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Volume 17, Issue 7-8, October 12, 1998, pages 519-523.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Robb Moss was affiliated with Utah State University - Logan, UT. Currently, August 2008, he is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0267-7261(98)00003-7.
Abstract
In certain regions of the world, designing deep foundations to withstand seismic loading is a reality. Seismic loading of structures and foundations reaches its most critical state as a cyclic lateral force. The response of soils and foundations to repetitive lateral forces is highly complex, relegating most design methods to be based upon overly conservative rules-of-thumb. The primary objective of this research was to analyze the mechanics of seismic loading on pile groups in clay soils. To achieve this a model testing facility was constructed to house a fully instrumented 1 X 5 model pile group that was subjected to cyclic lateral loading. An empirically based method for pile group design is suggested based upon the results generated from model pile group testing.
Disciplines
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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