Notation List

1 Introduction

2 Design Methods and Database Assessments

2.1 Current Design Methods for Piles Driven in Sand

2.2 Database Assessments of Method Uncertainty and Reliability

3 Description of the Extended ZJU-ICL Database

3.1 Overview

3.2 Quality Criteria

3.3 Detailed Characteristics

4 Calculation Methods Applied in Database Analysis

4.1 Approach

4.2 Procedures

4.3 Key Parameters and Their Assessment

5 Preliminary Database Analysis of Method Reliabilities

5.1 Total Capacity

5.2 Shaft Capacity

5.3 Base Capacity

5.4 Aging Trends

6 Summary, Conclusions, and Perspectives

6.1 Summary

6.2 Conclusions

6.3 Perspectives

Appendix: ZJU-ICL Database

References

Index