Lateral pressure on piles in ground undergoing horizontal movement

• Main Author: Ong, Chee Seng.
• Other Authors: Teh, Cee Ing
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/11965
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A large scale model test rig was built to investigate the lateral soil pressure acting on a pile in sand when it is subjected to horizontal soil movement. A total of 42 model tests were conducted. Both single pile and 2-pile tests were carried out under different sand densities, soil movement profil...