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Downdrag on Piles: Review and Recent Experimentation

by John Anthony Little, Univ of Paisley, Paisley, United Kingdom,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments

Abstract:

A review of the literature on pile downdrag is provided, within the context of a recent full-scale study involving two pile groups driven in soft clay, subsequently surcharged by a 2.5 m high embankment.

Subject Headings: Pile foundations | Pile driving | Driven piles | Soil-structure interaction | Soil-pile interaction | Soil stress | Soft soils

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