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Analyzing piles subjected to lateral loads significantly depends on soil resistance at any point along the pile as a function of pile deflection, known as p-y curve. On the other hand, the deformation characteristics of soil defined as “the soil strain at 50% of maximum deviatoric stress (ε50)” has considerable effect on the generated p-y curve. In this research, several models are proposed to ...

In “Bulgarian Solitaire”, a player divides a deck of n cards into piles. Each move consists of taking a card from each pile to form a single new pile. One is concerned only with how many piles there are of each size. Starting from any division into piles, one always reaches some cycle of partitions of n. Brandt proved that for n = 1+2+ · · ·+k, the cycle is just the single partition into piles ...

In order to study pressed pile test and ultimate bearing capacity character of large-diameter steel pipe pile, based on two high-piled wharfs of Zhanjiang Port, pressed pile test and numerical simulation of three large-diameter steel pipe piles are analyzed in this paper. Anchored pile method is used to pressed pile test, and the curves of Q-s and ultimate bearing capacity are attained. Then th...

We show that the one-dimensional Oslo rice-pile model is a special case of the abelian distributed processors model. The exact steady state of the model is determined. We show that the time evolution operator W for the system satisfies the equation Wn+1 = Wn where n = L(L + 1)/2 for a pile with L sites. This is used to prove that W has only one eigenvalue 1 corresponding to the steady state, an...

impact pile driving is a multi-component problem which is associated to multi-directional ground vibrations. at first, vibration is transferred from the hammer to the pile and then to the common interface of pile and soil. this is then transferred to the environment and has great impact on the adjacent structures, causing disturbance to residents and also damage to the buildings. it is of high ...

numerous techniques have been presented by different researchers to analyze piled raft. in order to analyze pile foundation, soil can be modeled as spring, continuous medium, or porous media. pile can also be modeled as spring or continuous medium. this study includes three main stages: a short description of different types of analysis methods of pile foundation, writing a computer program bas...

C.G. Mundell, P. Ferruit, N. Nagar and A.S. Wilson 1 Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Egerton Wharf, Birkenhead, CH41 1LD, U.K: [email protected] 2 Observatoire de Lyon, 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis Laval Cedex, F69561, France 3 Astronomy Group, Departamento de F́ısica, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile an...

Pentachlorophenol (CASRN 87-86-5) is a wide spectrum biocide that has been used extensively, primarily as a fungicidal wood preservative, in the United States and elsewhere since the mid1930s. In 1987 the U.S. EPA restricted the use of pentachlorophenol to non-residential use, primarily to the treatment and preservation of utility poles and cross arms, railroad ties, wharf pilings, and laminate...

Pile foundations have been the subject of interest for earthquake engineers since last several decades. The devastations caused in major earthquakes of the world can be the reason enough to carry out the research on the topic of seismic behavior of piles. One definite concern is liquefaction induced ground movement after the shaking in an earthquake, causing extra lateral loads acting on piles....