ANALYSIS OF BEARING CAPACITY OF RIGID PILES UNDER ECCENTRIC AND INCLINED LOADS

An investigation is made of the eccentricity and inclination factors for estimating the ultimate bearing capacity of rigid single piles in homogeneous soils under eccentric and inclined loads. For combined eccentric inclined loads the corresponding theoretical factors are obtained by combining inclination factors and eccentricity factors, which are derived from extending the theory of inclination factors for shallow strip footings. The theoretical values of inclination factors, eccentricity factors, and eccentric inclination factors are compared with some experimental results of model piles in sand and clay. Key words: bearing capacity, clay, eccentricity factors, eccentric inclination factors, inclination factors, rigid piles, sand, ultimate load.