Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles in Sand

Data were taken during the lateral loading of two 24-in. diameter test piles installed at a site where the soils consisted of clean fine sand to silty fine sand. Two types of loading were employed, static loading and cyclic loading. The data were analyzed and families of curves were developed which showed the soil resistance p as a function of pile deflection y. With theoretical studies as a basis, a method was devised for predicting the family...