^0

V I -

vs =0.5
Es = c o n s ta n t w ith
d e p th

E la s tic s o il

KR = - ^ 4
R e sl 4

F ig u r e 5 .2 0 . E la s tic s o lu tio n s f o r u n r e s tr a i n e d f r e e - h e a d p ile in u n if o r m s o il ( lin e a r s o il m o v e m e n t p r o f il e ) ( C h e n & P o u lo s , 1 9 9 7 ).

V I -

vs = 0 .5
Es = Nh z

E la s tic s o il
0 0 .2 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 1
z s /L z s /L _Hplp
Km= N „L 5

z , /L z , /L

F ig u r e 5 .2 1 . E la s tic s o lu tio n s f o r u n r e s tr a in e d f r e e - h e a d p ile in G ib s o n s o il ( lin e a r s o il m o v e m e n t p r o f ile ) ( C h e n & P o u lo s , 1 9 9 7 ).

x = i.s i( K S (5.40) where su = undrained shear strength of clay; d = pile diameter; h,

= depth of clay layer; q is the applied embankment loading.
Comparisons between the bending moments computed from the
^ ' •* above equations and the design charts produced by Poulos
(1994c) suggest that these equations tend to give conservative
Kr =Eflp/ E,h* (5.42) estimates of the bending moments for relatively flexible piles.

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