Testing of laterally loaded piles in natural sandy gravels

In this paper, the authors present the results of field tests on a single laterally loaded pile and two piles in line. Bored reinforced concrete piles with a diameter of 0·25 m and a depth of 5 m were constructed in natural sandy gravels. The lateral loading on a head of tested piles is applied using a hydraulic press with a maximum force of 500 kN. A single pile and two piles in line were incrementally loaded with a controlled head displacement...