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Lateral response evaluation of single piles based on pressuremeter test results (using Foxta) versus standard penetration test results (using Lpile)

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This paper evaluates the flexural behavior of laterally loaded piles using field data results from the pressure meter test (PMT) and standard penetration test (SPT). The analyses are performed using one of the most commonly available software, Lpile, in which the soil properties used are interpreted from SPT results. Lpile results are compared with the ones obtained from Foxta software which directly uses PMT soil parameters in its analysis. A database of 11 bored piles subjected to different values of lateral loads and imbedded in different soil conditions from 4 sites in Algeria is used for the piles lateral response evaluation. The pile bending moments and pile head deflections calculated using both software are compared. It was observed that Lpile consistently overestimates the pile bending moment, while the difference in pile deflection predicted from each software is small and results are quite comparable. To verify the analysis, a case study from France is used where measurements from actual field experiment carried out on a steel laterally loaded pile are used to compare the measured pile straining actions with the predicted ones. A good agreement is observed between the measured results and those induced from Foxta, while the results obtained from Lpile are slightly overestimated. This finding matches with the evaluation of the pile lateral response performed in this study. A detailed comparison between the different methodologies used in each software and the reason behind receiving different results is explicitly given in this research.

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Mostafa, H.H. Lateral response evaluation of single piles based on pressuremeter test results (using Foxta) versus standard penetration test results (using Lpile). Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 7, 271 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00870-4

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