Lateral load tests of piles in sloping rock fill : Diaz, G M; Patton, B W; Armstrong, G L; Joolazadeh, M Proc of the Conference on Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations, San Francisco, California, 1–5 Oct 1984P214–P231. Publ New York: ASCE. 1984

Abstract

A new container wharf constructed at the Port of Los Angeles features vertical prestressed concrete piles to provide both vertical and lateral support. A rockfill embankment used to allow a steeper under-wharf slope and a reduced wharf width resulted in the piles being embedded in the rockfill slope. Lateral load tests were performed on two production piles to evaluate the lateral load performance. Back-calculated p-y curves are compared to p-y curves calculated for cohesionless soils with a level surface.