The University of California, San Diego Structural Engineering Department and PEER invites the structural and geotechnical engineering community to participate in the prediction of the in-ground hinge performance of steel pipe pile embedded in soil. This project is funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Additional support is provided by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Moffatt & Nichol, Earth Mechanics Inc. (EMI), Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
The test evaluates a single pipe-pile embedded in soil, subjected to unidirectional quasi-static cyclic lateral loading and constant axial load. The purpose of this contest is to evaluate the influence of engineer judgment on the modeling outcomes in the predicted performance of the in-ground hinge behavior of a single steel component.
The contest is open to all those in structural and geotechnical engineering from industry practitioners to the academic community, including students. More information about the contest can be found at https://peer.berkeley.edu/news-and-events/2024-blind-prediction-contest.