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"Flexible" pile parameter?

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VoyageofDiscovery

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Does anyone know what EI/L defines a laterally loaded "flexible" pile?

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According to Meyerhof (1995) a flexible pile can be defined if (E pile*I pile)/(E soil*L pile^4) < 0.01 (relative stiffness)
 
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