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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
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46 |
| Date of Summary |
September 30, 1983 |
| Subject |
Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups
in Cohesionless Soils |
| Performing Activity |
Texas A&M Research Foundation |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Harry M. Coyle |
| Contracting Agency |
Federal Highway Administration |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
To develop an improved
correlation between measured soil properties and maximum load transfer in single piles and
to improve the understanding of load transfer mechanisms in single piles and pile groups
in cohesionless soils. This is a companion study to Project No.
45. The purpose of this study is to consider the geotechnical problems
associated with the foundation supports for tension-leg platforms. |
| Progress |
Complete. A literature search was
completed and ten case histories of pile tests in cohesionless soils were identified to
use in this study. However, only one of these is fully instrumented. It was found that
very little soil information was available from the test to have a basis for a statistical
analysis. Different load transfer models were used to analyze the data collected from the
literature. |
| Reports |
AA (231 pages)
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Briaud, J. L., Tucker, L. M.,
Lytton, R. L., Coyle, H. M., Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups in Cohesionless Soils,
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September 1983. |
| AB (28 pages)
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Briaud, J. L., Tucker, L. M.,
Piles in Sand: A Design Method Including Residual Stresses, Texas A&M University,
College Station, Texas, October 1983. |
| AC (24 pages)
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Briaud, J. L., Tucker, L. M.,
Coefficient of Variation of In-Situ Tests in Sand, ASCE Symposium `Probabilistic
Characterization of Soil Properties: Bridge Between Theory and Practice, Atlanta, Georgia,
May 17, 1984. |
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