Title :
Uplift Capacity of Piles and Pile Groups in Sand
Author_Institution :
The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
Abstract :
Offshore structures supported by pile foundations are sometimes subjected to uplifting forces due to wave, wind, and ice actions. This paper presents the results of laboratory model tests for ultimate uplift capacity of single and group metal piles embedded in saturated medium and dense sand. The results have been compared with existing theories.
Keywords :
Compaction; Earth; Estimation theory; Friction; Laboratories; Shafts; Skin; Soil; Steel; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '86
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1986.1160513
