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Lateral Behavior Comparison Of Driven And Screw Piles In Stiff Clay, Sophie Moore
Lateral Behavior Comparison Of Driven And Screw Piles In Stiff Clay, Sophie Moore
Architectural Engineering
This study is concerned with the comparison of driven and screw piles when exposed to lateral forces and the effects of gapping on stiffness and displacement. Stiffness contributions were determined from force-displacement profiles, gap depth formation curves, strain profiles, bending moment profiles, and P-Y curves. Driven piles were found to be about twice as stiff as screw piles at lower displacements. At larger displacements, the stiffness of the two pile types start to converge. When the piles are in full contact with the soil, stiffness contribution is derived from both the soil and the pile. When gapping is exhibited, the …
Scale Model Shake Table Testing Of Underground Structures In Soft Clay, Victor A. Crosariol
Scale Model Shake Table Testing Of Underground Structures In Soft Clay, Victor A. Crosariol
Master's Theses
Underground structures perform an important role in transportation systems in many seismically active regions around the world, but empirical data regarding the seismic behavior of these structures is limited. This research works towards filling that empirical gap through the use of scale model shake table testing. Underground seismic soil-structure interaction (USSSI) effects were investigated for a stiff rectangular tunnel cross-section embedded within soft clay. San Francisco Young Bay Mud was used as a prototype soil for developing a scale model soil mixture consisting of kaolinite, bentonite, class C fly ash, and water. A single cell Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) …