Investigation of the Resistance of Pile Caps to Lateral Loading

Bridges and buildings are often supported on deep foundations. These foundations consist of groups of piles coupled together by concrete pile caps. These pile caps, which are often massive and deeply buried, would be expected to provide significant resistance to lateral loads. However, practical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mokwa, Robert L.
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29152
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-093099-180817/