Effect of loading rate on pile skin friction in sands : Mao Yuan; Poulos, H G University of Sydney School of Civil and Mining Engineering research reportR519, March 1986, 19P

Abstract

This paper describes simple model pile tests to investigate the effect of loading rate on pile skin friction in reconstituted silica and carbonate sands. The tests show that the ultimate skin friction of the pile increases as the loading rate increases in carbonate sands, but that there is no effect in silica sands (a).