A comprehensive database of tests on axially loaded piles driven in sand /

A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Driven Piles in Sands reviews the critical need to develop better load-test databases for piles driven in sands. The key quality parameters, population of current entries and reporting formats are described before offering preliminary results obtai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, Zhongxuan (Author), Jardine, Richard, 1953- (Author), Guo, Wangbo (Author), Chow, Fiona (Author)
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • 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