Evaluation of Lateral Pile Resistance Near MSE Walls at a Dedicated Wall Site

The objectives for this study include the following, all aimed at improving the understanding of pile-mechanically stablized earth (MSE) wall interaction: (1) Measure reduced lateral pile resistance vs. displacement curves for circular, square, and H piles behind a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall with steel strips and grid reinforcement. (2) Measure the increase and distribution of tensile force in the MSE reinforcement induced by lateral pile loading. (3) Measure effect of special pile head geometry (e.g. corrugated pipe sleeves, double plastic sheeting) on lateral pile resistance. (4) Develop design rules (e.g. p-multipliers) to account for reduced pile resistance as a function of spacing and reinforcement. (5) Develop equation to predict reinforcement force induced by pile loading. (6) Develop design equations to account for pile shape and pile head geometry.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/505

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $302000
• Contract Numbers:

  14-8434

  TPF-5(272)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Project Development
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8380

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  10 Park Plaza
  Boston, MA  United States  02116

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  355 Capitol St. NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301-3871

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232
• Project Managers:

  Stevens, David

• Performing Organizations:

  Brigham Young University

  Provo, UT  United States  84602-4081
• Principal Investigators:

  Rollins, Kyle

• Start Date: 20131202
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20180930
• Source Data: RiP Project 42326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Earth walls; Mechanically stabilized earth; Resistance (Mechanics); Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01573314
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: 14-8434, TPF-5(272)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2015 1:01AM