A model study of the end bearing capacity of piles in layered calcareous soils

The results of a series of over 120 model tests to study the end bearing capacity of piles in layered calcareous soils are described. The tests were carried out on samples enclosed in a cylindrical testing chamber, 450 mm diameter and 450 mm high, which allowed independent control of horizontal and...

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Main Author: Evans, Keith Martin
Other Authors: Houlsby, Guy
Published: University of Oxford 1987
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.380016