Behavior of axially loaded pile group under lateral cyclic loading

Abstract In this paper, a hybrid boundary element technique is implemented to analyze behavior of axially loaded pile group under lateral cycling loading. Nonlinear material behavior of soil is introduced by a rational approximation to continuum with nonlinear interface springs along the piles. Linear beam column finite elements are used to model the piles. By enforcing displacement and equilibrium conditions at each increment, a system of equations is generated which yields the solution. A numerical study to verify the proposed model is performed. To investigate the cyclic behavior three groups are loaded (1×2, 2×3, and 3×3 groups) initially half of the ultimate axial load, then a lateral loading is applied for cyclic behavior of piles, is done to investigate the behavior of pile groups.

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