Soil-pile-superstructure interaction in liquefiable sand is evaluated using dynamic centrifuge model tests and pseudostatic p-y analyses. Select recordings from a recent centrifuge test are presented to illustrate typical behavior with and without liquefaction in an upper sand layer. Pseudostatic p-y analyses of single-pile systems in two recent centrifuge model tests show that the apparent reduction in p-y resistance due to liquefaction was strongly affected by changes in the relative density of the sand and drainage conditions.
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