Abstract: This article reports a variational solution and its spreadsheet calculation procedure for the analysis of laterally loaded piles in a soil with stiffness increasing with depth. The aim of the paper is to provide solutions ...

Abstract: This paper presents a practical solution for group stiffness estimate of vertically loaded piles. The solution is based on a variational approach for pile groups in a soil modeled using a load–transfer curve method. Using ...

Abstract: This article presents a variational approach for the analysis of downdrag forces of pile groups undergoing soil downward movement. The theoretical load‐transfer curves are employed to describe the soil load‐displacement ...

Abstract: This paper presents a practical method that can be used to evaluate the settlement of pile groups. This method is developed based on variational solutions for pile groups embedded in soil modeled using a load-transfer curve ...

Abstract: A variational approach for the analysis of piled raft foundations is presented. The raft and piles are both analyzed by the use of the principle of minimum potential energy. By representing the deformation of the piles and ...