Abstract:Available case histories on observations on full-scale piled rafts show that the settlement response to applied load can be modeled as that for an equivalent pier due to compression of the piles and the soil matrix plus that of an equivalent raft for compression of soil layers below the pile toe level. Interior piles engage the soil from the pile toe level upward in contrast to a single pile, which engages it from the ground downward. Piles and soil, combined as a pier, have strain compatibility, which require… Show more
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