| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L16590/01 |
| Title: |
THE INFLUENCE OF STATE ON THE CAPACITY OF DRIVEN PILES IN SAND |
| Principal Investigator: |
Coop, Professor MR |
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Aeronautical, Civil & Mechanical Eng |
| Organisation: |
City, University of London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
18 November 1996 |
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17 November 1999 |
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224,109
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Laboratory based research on the mechanics of granular soils has shown that as for clays a principal controlling factor is the stress:volume state of the soil. Recent in situ pile research and design methods have only considered the relative density of the soil which is not a true measure of soil state. The lack of appreciation of the potential importance of state has meant that many field tests have been carried out at too shallow depths, so that it is doubtful whether the data are relevant to full scale piles.Centrifuge model tests will be combined with laboratory element tests investigating the role of state in determining the capacity of driven piles in sand. Sands with a wide variety of geological origins will be used so that a general framework is established.
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