Analyses of load settlement behavior for pile groups must consider the interaction of nearby piles. In small pile groups, the key factor for evaluating load-settlement behavior is single-pile stiffness, but when analyzing large pile groups and piled rafts, the importance of induced settlements due to neighboring piles increases. This paper reviews the m...
View ArticleDiagenetic processes acting on the sandy sediments of the marine plains from the city of Recife/Brazil formed different types of sandstones. Two blocks of the sandstone formed in the Pleistocene epoch were collected to perform characterization tests and determine their mechanical properties. This sandstone is present in a depth between 0.3 and 4.5 mand ...
View ArticleThe traditional dynamic load test, based on the one-dimensional wave propagation theory consists in applying a sequence of constant energy blows and making measurements using deformation and acceleration sensors installed on top of the pile, as a function of time. The traditional method has evolved with the development of a numerical model that simulate...
View ArticleThis article analyses the effect of the excavation level on the settlement results from a standard analysis of a piled raft system. For that, a published case history that involved a house located in Gothenburg, Sweden by Hansbo (1993) was examined. This structure was founded over a soft, highly plastic marine clay of varying thickness, where the founda...
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