PILE GROUP PREDICTION SYMPOSIUM: SUMMARY. VOLUME I: SANDY SOIL

This technical sharing report presents the summary of a pile group prediction symposium held on June 25 and 26, 1980 at the University of Maryland campus. Eleven foundation experts representing consulting firms, universities and Federal and State transportation agencies presented their predictions on the results of single and pile group tests in clay that were conducted on a site at the University of Houston campus, Houston, Texas. The principal objective of the symposium was to evaluate current pile group design methods and measured performances of single pile and pile group foundations in clay.