##  [P-Y Curve Method](/index.php/p-y-curve-method) 

  ##  [P-Y Curve Method](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/p-y-curve-method-0) 

  

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Definition

A lateral pile–soil interaction model that represents the soil’s lateral reaction per unit length, p, as a nonlinear function of lateral deflection, y, along the pile (p = p(y)), implemented as distributed, depth‑dependent springs used in beam-on‑nonlinear‑foundation analyses of laterally loaded piles.