Ensayos de carga y modelación en una obra hidrotécnica.

This paper describes an experience in the use of mathematical models and load tests on hydrotechnical structures. The results obtained from the load test performed on the sheet pile of a dock, located in the eastern part of Cuba, are presented. Horizontal and vertical deformations were measured. A comparison is made between the theoretical methods for deformation calculation and the mathematical methods based on the finite-element method. Finally, the coincidence of results obtained from the numerical model and those of a real-scale load test is proved, thus showing that deformations could not become a risk if the dock is subject to a new load system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]