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Mechanical response of bridge piles in high-steep slopes and sensitivity study

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The bridge piles located in high-steep slopes not only endure the loads from superstructure, but also the residual sliding force as well as the resistance from the slope. By introducing the Winkler foundation theory, the mechanical model of piles—soils—slopes system was established, and the equilibrium differential equations of pile were derived. Moreover, an analytic solution for identifying the model parameters was provided by means of power series method. A project with field measurement was compared with the proposed method. It is indicated that the lateral loads have great influences on the pile, the steep slope effect is indispensable, and reasonable diameter of the pile could enhance the bending ability. The internal force and displacements of pile are largely based upon the horizontal loads applied on pile, especially in upper part.

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Correspondence to Heng Zhao  (赵衡).

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Foundation item: Project(51408066) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Zhao, H., Yin, Pb. & Li, Xb. Mechanical response of bridge piles in high-steep slopes and sensitivity study. J. Cent. South Univ. 22, 4043–4048 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-015-2948-1

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