Lateral resistance of buried cylinder in liquefied sand

摘要

This paper describes an experimental study on lateral resistance of a pile in liqueried sand. In order to avoid complication in interpretation of the test results and to easily observe the soil surrounding the pile, the pile was modeled as a buried cylinder that corresponded to a sectional model of the pile at a certain depth in subsoil. The deformation of the soil surrounding the cylinder was successfully observed by digital video camera. Loading rate effects on the lateral resistance of the cylinder was also investigated.