Depth variation functions for Cowden till, Bothkennar clay and Dunkirk sand (GDSM) (calibrated for 2 ≤ L/D ≤ 6)
| Soil reaction component | Parameter | Cowden till (Byrne et al., 2020a) | Bothkennar clay (AWG, 2018) | Dunkirk sand (GDSM) (Burd et al., 2020a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed lateral load, p | Ultimate displacement, | 241·4 | 173·8 | 146·1 − 92·11DR |
| Initial stiffness, kp | ||||
| Curvature, np | 0·917 + 0·06193DR | |||
| Ultimate reaction, | 10·70 − 7·101e(−0·3085(z/D)) | 7·743 − 3·945e((−0·8456)(z/D)) | ||
| Distributed moment, m | Ultimate rotation, | |||
| Initial stiffness, km | 17·00 | |||
| Curvature, nm | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | |
| Ultimate moment, | ||||
| Base horizontal force, HB | Ultimate displacement, | 235·7 | 291·5 | |
| Initial stiffness, kH | ||||
| Curvature, nH | ||||
| Ultimate reaction, | ||||
| Base moment, MB | Ultimate rotation, | 173·1 | 187·0 | 44·89 |
| Initial stiffness, kM | 0·3515 | |||
| Curvature, nM | 0·300 + 0·4986DR | |||
| Ultimate moment, |
| Soil reaction component | Parameter | Cowden till ( | Bothkennar clay ( | Dunkirk sand (GDSM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed lateral load, | Ultimate displacement, | 241·4 | 173·8 | 146·1 − 92·11 |
| Initial stiffness, | ||||
| Curvature, | 0·917 + 0·06193 | |||
| Ultimate reaction, | 10·70 − 7·101e(−0·3085( | 7·743 − 3·945e((−0·8456)( | ||
| Distributed moment, | Ultimate rotation, | |||
| Initial stiffness, | 17·00 | |||
| Curvature, | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | |
| Ultimate moment, | ||||
| Base horizontal force, | Ultimate displacement, | 235·7 | 291·5 | |
| Initial stiffness, | ||||
| Curvature, | ||||
| Ultimate reaction, | ||||
| Base moment, | Ultimate rotation, | 173·1 | 187·0 | 44·89 |
| Initial stiffness, | 0·3515 | |||
| Curvature, | 0·300 + 0·4986 | |||
| Ultimate moment, |
For the GDSM, relative density is expressed as a decimal in the calibration range 0·45 ≤ DR ≤ 0·9.
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