Name : Farhad ELMI

Degree Award : Master of Science

Date : June 1995

Field of Study : Civil Engineering

Thesis : Analyze of single pile and pile groups under lateral wave loading in porous seabed

Advisor : Dr. H. Shad

Co-Advisor : Dr. B. Gatmiri

 

ABSTRACT :

The problem of pile and pile groups subjected to lateral loads is of particular interest in connection with many offshore pile-supported structures. In designing such piles, an understanding of the pile-soil interaction is desirable, since as compared with single isolated piles, piles within a group may suffer some reduction in capacity due to interaction effects. In order to gain a better understanding of pile-soil interaction in permeable sea beds under lateral loading, this thesis presents a numerical analysis by finite element. Firstly a single isolated pile is analysed and reasonably good agreement is found between the results obtained by the present methods. Then analysis of pile group is considered and it shown that group effect tends to reduce pile capacity and reduction percent depend on situation of pile in group.

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