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Modeling Pile Behavior in Large Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading

Keywords: Lateral loads. Numerical models. Pile behaviors. Soil-pile interaction. Large pile groups. Initial stress states. Soil behaviors. Soil conditions. Translational loads. Horizontal ...
Medicine Buffalo

Centrifuge Modeling of Permeabilty and Pinning Reinforcement Effects on Pile Response to Lateral Spreading

Keywords: Centrifuge modeling. Seismic vulnerability assessments. Highway infrastructure. Bridges. Ground failure. Liquefaction. Lateral spreading. Pile group ...
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Centrifuge Modeling of Laterally Loaded Pile and Rate-Variable CPT in Fine-Grained Soils

This Montana Department of Transportation–sponsored Ph.D. research investigates the lateral load response of piles in low- to high-plasticity silt–clay mixtures representative of Montana soils using ...
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USACE researchers use digital modeling to aid hurricane recovery

VICKSBURG, Miss. — As recovery efforts continue in western North Carolina, researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are aiding emergency responders by providing debris ...