<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An experimental study was proposed to understand the behaviour of single pile in sloping ground with various eccentricity. Cohesionless soil was used for conducting experiments with a horizontal ground and with a slope of 1V:2H. With calculated stiffness factor (T) as 92 mm, the eccentricity was varied as 0T, 0.5T and 1T. The lateral capacity of the pile in horizontal and sloping ground condition decreases with increase in eccentricity; the increase in lateral capacity was linear too. The bending moment increases with increase in load; but the depth of maximum bending moment was 0.15 m for 0T and 0.5T of eccentricity. For 1T of eccentricity, the depth of maximum bending moment varied to 0.07 m from the point of load. An equation was proposed to calculate the maximum bending moment of the pile for any eccentricity for a slope of 1V:2H, which is the governing factor for pile designing.</p></abstract>

An experimental study was proposed to understand the behaviour of single pile in sloping ground with various eccentricity. Cohesionless soil was used for conducting experiments with a horizontal ground and with a slope of 1V:2H. With calculated stiffness factor (T) as 92 mm, the eccentricity was varied as 0T, 0.5T and 1T. The lateral capacity of the pile in horizontal and sloping ground condition decreases with increase in eccentricity; the increase in lateral capacity was linear too. The bending moment increases with increase in load; but the depth of maximum bending moment was 0.15 m for 0T and 0.5T of eccentricity. For 1T of eccentricity, the depth of maximum bending moment varied to 0.07 m from the point of load. An equation was proposed to calculate the maximum bending moment of the pile for any eccentricity for a slope of 1V:2H, which is the governing factor for pile designing.

Effect of Eccentricity in Sandy Slope of Laterally Loaded Single Pile

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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An experimental study was proposed to understand the behaviour of single pile in sloping ground with various eccentricity. Cohesionless soil was used for...

Effect of Eccentricity in Sandy Slope of Laterally Loaded Single Pile

Data publikacji: 21 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 92 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0013

Słowa kluczowe
Sloping ground, Lateral load, Bending moment, Maximum bending moment, Eccentricity

© 2019 S.V. Sivapriya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of Eccentricity in Sandy Slope of Laterally Loaded Single Pile

Data publikacji: 21 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 92 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0013

Słowa kluczoweSloping ground, Lateral load, Bending moment, Maximum bending moment, Eccentricity

© 2019 S.V. Sivapriya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Sloping ground, Lateral load, Bending moment, Maximum bending moment, Eccentricity