Research on Bearing Theory of Squeezed Branch Pile

Table 1

Suggested value of the lateral earth pressure coefficient k.

Data provider	Working conditions	k
Kulhawy [20]	Steel pipe piles, concrete piles or H-shaped steel piles with a smooth surface, and a small settlement	(0.7∼1.2) k0
Yang [21]	Driven steel piles in alluvial deposit or fully weathered granite	(1.2∼1.5) k0