Research Article

Investigation of p-y Behaviors of a Cyclic Laterally Loaded Pile in Saturated Silty Sand

Table 2

Borehole test results for the target area.

Borehole no.Depth (m)SPT N values (blow/cm)Soil packing [18]

BH10.0∼32.028/30–50/24Compact to very dense
BH20.0∼34.014/30–50/18Compact to very dense
BH30.0∼15.738/30–50/14Dense to very dense
BH40.0∼13.015/30–50/14Compact to very dense
BH50.0∼13.54/30–50/26Loose to very dense
BH60.0∼27.026/30–50/13Compact to very dense