The direct cone penetration test (CPT) based pile design methods use the measured
penetrometer readings by scaling relationships or algorithms in a single-step process to …

Scientific approaches to pile design have advanced enormously in recent decades and yet,
still, the most fundamental aspect of pile design—that of estimating the axial capacity—relies …

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The paper considers the current state of the art for estimating the pull-out capacity of driven
open-ended piles used to support wind turbine foundations founded on sand. The latest …

This paper describes a new method for evaluating the axial capacity of driven piles in
siliceous sand using CPT qc data. The method is shown to provide better predictions than …

Mechanisms governing the sand plug behavior inside an open-ended pile are examined
using the discrete element method. A series of numerical pile penetration tests have been …

Both the driving response and static bearing capacity of open-ended piles are affected by
the soil plug that forms inside the pile during pile driving. In order to investigate the effect of …

The bearing capacity of open-ended piles is affected by the degree of soil plugging, which is
quantified by the incremental filling ratio (IFR). There is not at present a design criterion for …

The validity of using the existing numerical py methods [American Petroleum Institute (API)
and Reese methods] for the design of offshore wind turbines' large-diameter monopiles in …

The capacity of open-ended piles strongly depends on the potential plugging occurring
during installation. The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is particularly suitable to the study …