A theoretical equation is presented to estimate the lateral earth pressures acting on piles in a row in cohesionless soil. Then, a series of model tests are carried out for various kinds of pile diameters and pile intervals, followed by very good agre...
A theoretical equation is presented to estimate the lateral earth pressures acting on piles in a row in cohesionless soil. Then, a series of model tests are carried out for various kinds of pile diameters and pile intervals, followed by very good agreements between the experimental and theoretical values of the lateral earth pressures on piles. The experimental results prove the validity of an assumption on the plastic condition of soil around piles set up in the theoretical derivation. And also the significance of the theoretical values by the presented theoretical equation is clarified.