The Bearing Capacity of Rigid Piles Under Inclined Loads in Sand. II: Batter Piles

Abstract

Following the previous investigation reported in the first part on vertical piles, this second part of the paper presents an analysis of the results of loading tests on rigid batter piles under inclined load in sand. The bearing capacity of axially loaded batter piles is discussed by comparing experimental results and theoretical estimates. The theory for ultimate resistance of rigid vertical piles under horizontal loads is extended to that of laterally loaded batter piles. Model test results are compared with those of theoretical estimates and good agreement is found. Methods of analysis of vertical piles under inclined loads are extended to those of rigid batter piles under inclined loads in sand and the analysis is compared with some test results.