Research Article

Effect of Cyclic Loading on the Lateral Behavior of Offshore Monopiles Using the Strain Wedge Model

Table 1

Summary of the partial functions and a list of the material constants for the tested sand [7].

FunctionMaterial constants

10−4

3.4 10−4
0.55
6.0 10−5

0.43
100 kPa

2.0

0.54
0.874

, if polarization = constant