Lateral load estimation from visco-plastic mud-flow around cylindrical row of piles

Firat S., Saribiyik M., Celebi E.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION, cilt.173, sa.2, ss.803-821, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 173 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amc.2005.04.016
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.803-821
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this paper, the influence of slow and creeping flow of mud/slurry is modelled as a visco-plastic fluid around cylindrical row of piles. The study is carried out theoretically using principles of applied fluid mechanics. The research initiates from actual requirement in using a series of piled columns as barrier(s) to stabilise such slopes considered to be at risk of land-slide due to reduced stability. It was thought that in the event of slope failure, the homogenised behaviour of the moving mass could be modelled as a fluid with appropriate inertial and mechanical properties. Parametric studies were carried out to estimate forces on a row of piles, considering visco-plastic fluids with different mechanical properties. The analysis focused on determining the variation of force per a unit distance with depth on piles, under the influences of a number of key parameters. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.