Laterally Loaded Pile Study in Permafrost of Northern Québec, Canada

This paper describes a study undertaken at Umiujaq, in northern Québec, on laterally loaded piles in permafrost subject to a constant displacement rate. Test results of bending moments, shear load, soil reaction, and pile displacements demonstrate the complex nature of creep of frozen soils. FEM sim...

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Published inJournal of cold regions engineering Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 61 - 84
Main Authors Foriero, A, St-Laurent, N, Ladanyi, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Society of Civil Engineers 01.09.2005
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Summary:This paper describes a study undertaken at Umiujaq, in northern Québec, on laterally loaded piles in permafrost subject to a constant displacement rate. Test results of bending moments, shear load, soil reaction, and pile displacements demonstrate the complex nature of creep of frozen soils. FEM simulations show a good concurrence with field test results and confirm a clear distinction between stationary and nonstationary creep.
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ISSN:0887-381X
1943-5495
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-381X(2005)19:3(61)