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This chapter presents an introduction to similitude and the scaling laws involved in modeling pile driving. The capabilities and limitations of the developed apparatus in modeling the installation and behavior of pile foundations are presented.
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Iskander, M. (2010). Similitude between Model and Full Scale Piles. In: Behavior of Pipe Piles in Sand. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13108-0_8
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