Design charts for a Laterally-Loaded Rock-Socketted pile in granular soil

A parametric study of a laterally loaded pile in granular soil with a socketted tip is presented. The variation of subgrade modulus of granular soil is assumed to be linearly increasing with depth, from zero at the surface. The study covers all end constraint conditions, including fixed and pinned pile tips, and fixed and free pile heads. Both applied moment and lateral load at the head of the pile were considered. The displacements, moments and shear forces along the piles were determined using a finite element method. The results of the deformation coefficients, force coefficients and minimum socketted depths are presented as a set of design charts.link_to_subscribed_fulltex