Research Article

A Full-Scale Experimental Study of the Vertical Dynamic and Static Behavior of the Pier-Cap-Pile System

Table 3

Kd/Ks of the cap-pile system or single pile at different frequencies.

Tested cap-pile system or single pileAveraged Kd between 10 and 30 Hz (N/m)Ks (N/m)Averaged Kd/Ks

Cap-pile systemTested in the study1.93 × 10101.11 × 10101.74
Pile #1 tested in [19]3.66 × 1081.41 × 1082.60
Pile #2 tested in [19]3.49 × 1081.61 × 1082.17
Single pilePile #1 tested in [24]2.74 × 1091.25 × 1092.19
Pile #2 tested in [24]1.97 × 1099.90 × 1091.99