Table 4.

Values of horizontal force H(3D) determined from the 3D finite-element layered soil analyses at the two reference displacements (small (vG = D/10 000) and ultimate (vG = D/10)). Values of ratio metric ρ and accuracy metric η are listed at the two reference displacements

CaseCodePile3D finite element1D/3D model comparisons
H(3D)sd : kNH(3D)ult : kNρsdρultηsdηult
Case AA1D2183·420 567·30·990·890·980·89
A2D2t389·126 666·41·030·990·960·98
A3D2188·810 748·91·000·991·000·95
A4D2t377·540 086·81·040·960·950·98
Case BB1UND2t411·250 402·31·041·020·950·94
B1UKD2t366·733 887·61·081·030·900·95
B1BKD2t415·647 279·81·041·160·950·85
B2UND2184·29305·71·060·960·940·96
B2UKD2236·412 314·01·021·020·980·98
B2BKD2177·49364·41·030·940·970·94
B3UND2181·411 187·21·041·060·960·96
B3UKD2222·019 181·60·991·040·990·94
B3BKD2175·312 091·91·010·891·000·90
Case CC1ED2169·910 901·11·070·880·940·87
C1TD2167·68575·81·070·880·940·87
C1BD2165·48498·71·070·880·940·89
C2ED2t377·627 601·31·061·040·940·95
C2TD2t374·928 602·81·041·030·960·97
C2BD2t372·028 594·81·041·020·950·97
C3ED2171·48543·31·060·990·950·98
C3TD2168·68022·01·050·940·960·95
C3BD2165·67753·71·070·970·940·98
Case DDND2186·214 277·61·041·070·960·95
DKD2226·425 995·90·991·190·980·86
Case EE1AD2t385·646 564·11·040·960·960·97
E1BD2t393·545 166·51·040·970·960·98
E2D2241·918 294·00·971·010·970·97
E3D2t448·232 632·81·001·050·990·97
E4D2251·319 599·90·981·070·980·95
Case FF1C1t646·914 699·70·990·920·990·90
F2C1271·84904·21·000·920·980·91
F3C1324·67967·71·021·220·990·85
F4C1256·15053·20·910·930·900·89
F5C1377·410 375·80·991·480·990·66
F6C1t602·224 779·60·921·000·930·96
Average35 layered soil calculations1·021·010·960·93
CoV3·9%11·5%  
Average86 homogeneous soil calculations (Byrne et al., 2019)1·001·010·960·96
CoV4·8%4·5%  
Average121 calculations (Byrne et al., 2019)1·011·010·960·95
CoV4·7%7·2%  

Note: subscript ‘sd’ signifies small displacement and ‘ult’ signifies ultimate displacement

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