P-ULTIMATE FOR UNDRAINED ANALYSIS OF LATERALLY LOADED PILES. DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

A discussion of a paper with the aforementioned title by Murff and Hamilton, published in this journal (Volume 119, Number 1, January 1993), is presented. The discussion focuses on laterally loaded piles in layered soils. Maugeri, Castelli, and Motta assert that the authors' method overpredicts the ultimate lateral resistance on the pile. Discussion is followed by closure from the authors.