A comprehensive database of tests on axially loaded piles driven in sand / / Zhongxuan Yang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, Richard Jardine, Imperial College, London, UK, Wangbo Guo, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, Fiona Chow, Woodside Energy Ltd., Perth, Australia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815436203321
• Autore: Yang Zhongxuan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Elsevier, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-12-804748-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Soggetti: Piling (Civil engineering); Axial loads; Sand
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Piles Driven in Sand; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notation List; One - Introduction; Two - Design Methods and Database Assessments; 2.1 CURRENT DESIGN METHODS FOR PILES DRIVENIN SAND; 2.2 DATABASE ASSESSMENTS OF METHOD UNCERTAINTY AND RELIABILITY; Three - Description of the Extended ZJU-ICL Database; 3.1 OVERVIEW; 3.2 QUALITY CRITERIA; 3.3 DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS; Four - Calculation Methods Applied in Database Analysis; 4.1 APPROACH; 4.2 PROCEDURES; 4.3 KEY PARAMETERS AND THEIR ASSESSMENT; 4.3.1 Relative Density Dr4.3.2 Incremental Filling Ratio and Final Filling Ratio; 4.3.3 Interface Shearing Angle δf; 4.3.4 Soil Unit Weight γ and Water Table; 4.3.5 Additional Variables; Five - Preliminary Database Analysis of Method Reliabilities; 5.1 TOTAL CAPACITY; 5.2 SHAFT CAPACITY; 5.3 BASE CAPACITY; 5.4 AGING TRENDS; Six - Summary, Conclusions, and Perspectives; 6.1 SUMMARY; 6.2 CONCLUSIONS; 6.3 PERSPECTIVES; ZJU-ICL Database; PREFACE; NOTATION; PART 1: NEW DATA; PART 2: ACCEPTED ICP DATA; PART 3: ACCEPTED UWA DATA; ; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; UW; Z; Back Cover