MPTE [MPTE]
The aim of the Minimum Pile Tip Embedment Analysis is to determine the minimum pile tip embedment length that ensures lateral stability. A series of analyses are conducted by varying only the length of the pile. In Fig. 1a, a single pile is used for demonstration purposes. These analyses yield the curve in the Fig. 1b. y represent the total lateral deflection at the pile head. Lfinal and Lcrit represent the final trial embedment length and critical embedment length for the pile, respectively. The curve in Fig. 1b. shows that the value of y remains unchanged for pile lengths longer than a certain length, denoned as Lcrit. Total lateral deflection at the pile head are greater for pile lengths shorter than Lcrit. Engineers typically choose a pile length slightly exceeding Lcrit for specific applications.
This analysis can be performed using the MPTE Model in OpenBrIM. The process of generating the model is explained in the following section.
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