Nonlinear Equilibrium and Stability Analysis of Axially Loaded Piles Under Bilateral Contact Constraints

AbstractThis paper presents a nonlinear stability analysis of piles under bilateral contact constraints imposed by a geological medium (soil or rock). To solve this contact problem, the paper proposes a general numerical methodology, based on the finite element method (FEM). In this context, a geome...

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Main Authors: Ricardo A. da Mota Silveira, Felipe Vieira Maciel, Andréa Regina Dias Silva, Fernando Carlos S. Machado, Christianne de Lyra Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marcílio Alves
Series:Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252015000200250&lng=en&tlng=en