Date
07 May 1984, 11:30 am - 6:00 pm
Abstract
An example is first given of a structure founded on piles and having suffered damages caused by negative friction and passive lateral loading on the supporting piles. It appears that the effects of negative friction are in general less disastrous than should be expected from a simplified theoretical approach. The described case shows that, at the contrary, the passive lateral loadings, when not accounted for, become rapidly detrimental. Both influences are time delayed, with the consequence that the critical situation does mostly not occur during construction, but a certain time after completion. The design of a second structure, in which the passive lateral loading and negative friction on the piles were taken into account, and whose construction was successful, illustrated that the passive lateral loading is usually a much more determining factor than the negative friction and even every now and then than the dead and live loads .
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1984 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
De Beer, E. E.; Wallays, M.; and Goelen, E., "Negative Friction and Lateral Loading on Piles" (1984). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 34.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/1icchge/1icchge-theme1/34
Negative Friction and Lateral Loading on Piles
An example is first given of a structure founded on piles and having suffered damages caused by negative friction and passive lateral loading on the supporting piles. It appears that the effects of negative friction are in general less disastrous than should be expected from a simplified theoretical approach. The described case shows that, at the contrary, the passive lateral loadings, when not accounted for, become rapidly detrimental. Both influences are time delayed, with the consequence that the critical situation does mostly not occur during construction, but a certain time after completion. The design of a second structure, in which the passive lateral loading and negative friction on the piles were taken into account, and whose construction was successful, illustrated that the passive lateral loading is usually a much more determining factor than the negative friction and even every now and then than the dead and live loads .
