Abstract: Pile groups are frequently designed with equal or similar pile lengths. However, the significant interaction effects among equal-length piles imply that this may not be the optimized configuration. This paper presents the ...

Abstract: The paper examines the problem of tunneling beneath buried pipelines and the relationship between soil strains and pipeline bending behavior. Data are presented from centrifuge tests in which tunnel volume loss was induced ...

Abstract: This paper compares linear-elastic and nonlinear pile group analysis methods through settlement analyses of hypothetical scenarios and real case studies, and elaborates on the implications for interpretation of pile load ...

Abstract: Solutions for the problem of tunneling effects on existing pipelines are given. The solution utilizes a boundary integral formulation for describing the elastic continuum, in conjunction with a limiting force to consider ...