Documentation for LMVDPILE Program.

Abstract : The primary work reported here consists of consolidating the rigid cap pile analysis programs of the U. S. Army Engineer Districts, St. Louis and New Orleans. The new program, LMVDPILE, is documented with example problems in this report. The work was performed at the request of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division and provides the capability of analyzing two-dimensional or three-dimensional pile foundations according to Division guidelines. The report includes discussions of factors influencing pile group behavior and of the analytical procedure, a user's guide, and several example problems for the pile analysis program LMVDPILE. Also included are two appendices. Appendix A describes the computer program PILESTF which computes the pile head stiffness coefficients for piles in soils with varying moduli. Appendix B describes the computer program FDRAW which is an interactive graphics post-processor. Each appendix includes a general introduction, a user's guide, and example problems. (Author)