Showing 2 results for Pile Group
Q. Q. Zhang, Sh. C. Li, F. Y. Liang, M. Yang, Q. Zhang,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (4-2014)
Abstract
A simplified approach for nonlinear analysis of the load-displacement response of a single pile and a pile group is
presented using the load-transfer approach. A hyperbolic model is used to capture the relationship between unit skin friction
and pile-soil relative displacement developed at the pile-soil interface and the load-displacement relationship developed at the
pile end. As to the nonlinear analysis of the single pile response, a highly effective iterative computer program is developed
using the proposed hyperbolic model. Furthermore, determinations of the parameters related to the hyperbolic model of an
individual pile in a pile group are obtained considering interactions between piles. Based on the determinations of the
parameters presented in the hyperbolic model of an individual pile in a pile group and the proposed iterative computer
program developed for the analysis of the single pile response, the conventional load-transfer approach can then be extended
to the analysis of the load-settlement response of an arbitrary pile in a pile group. Comparisons of the load-settlement
response demonstrate that the proposed method is generally in good agreement with the field-observed behavior and the
calculated results derived from other approaches.
Ali Kavand, S.mohsen Haeri, Arian Asefzadeh, Iraj Rahmani, Abbas Ghalandarzadeh, Ali Bakhshi,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (7-2014)
Abstract
In this paper, different aspects of the behavior of 2×2 pile groups under liquefaction-induced lateral spreading in a
3-layer soil profile is investigated using large scale 1-g shake table test. Different parameters of the response of soil and piles including time-histories of accelerations, pore water pressures, displacements and bending moments are presented and discussed in the paper. In addition, distribution of lateral forces due to lateral spreading on individual piles of the groups is investigated in detail. The results show that total lateral forces on the piles are influenced by the shadow effect as well as the superstructure mass attached to the pile cap. It was also found that lateral forces exerted on the piles in the lower half of the liquefied layer are significantly larger than those recommended by the design code. Based on the numerical analyses performed, it is shown that the displacement based method is more capable of predicting the pile group behavior in this experiment comparing to the force based method provided that the model parameters are tuned.
