... effective. Furthermore, deriving the failure locus for pile foundations from this method is rather difficult. Recently, there has been growing interest in alternative methods, such as the macro-element (ME) theory, which describes the behaviour of the soil–foundation system through a single, upscaled...

... pile foundations A accumulated deformation pre-factor b accumulated deformation exponent D pile outer diameter E Young’s modulus G_vh vertical component of shear modulus H lateral load...

...David J. Richards; William Powrie; Anthony P. Blake Pile foundations for masts supporting overhead line equipment (OLE) on railways in Western Europe have traditionally been designed using empirical formulae derived from tests carried out in the 1950s under the auspices of the Union Internationale...

... fondations radeaux à piles pour lesquelles un déplacement non élastique des piles est non seulement acceptable mais également, souvent, essentiel à la réussite de la construction. geotechnical engineering axial capacity dynamic testing pile driving pile foundations pile groups piled rafts...