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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 9, Number 3, September 2015 , pages 313-328 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2015.9.3.313 |
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CPT-based p-y analysis for mono-piles in sands under static and cyclic loading conditions |
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Garam Kim, Doohyun Kyung, Donggyu Park and Junhwan Lee
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| Abstract | ||
| In the present study, a CPT-based p-y analysis method was proposed for offshore mono-piles embedded in sands. Static and cyclic loading conditions were both taken into account for the proposed method. The continuous soil profiling capability of CPT was an important consideration for the proposed method, where detailed soil profile condition with depth can be readily incorporated into the analysis. The hyperbolic function was adopted to describe the non-linear p-y curves. For the proposed hyperbolic p-y relationship, the ultimate lateral soil resistance pu was given as a function of the cone resistance, which is directly introduced into the analysis as an input data. For cyclic loading condition, two different cyclic modification factors were considered and compared. Case examples were selected to check the validity of the proposed CPT-based method. Calculated lateral displacements and bending moments from the proposed method were in good agreement with measured results for lateral displacement and bending moment profiles. It was observed the accuracy of calculated results for the conventional approach was largely dependent on the selection of friction angle that is to be adopted into the analysis. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| p-y curve; cone penetration tests; laterally loaded piles; beam on elastic foundation; lateral load transfer analysis | ||
| Address | ||
| Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea. | ||