Behavior of a vertical pile in loose sand under the effect of an inclined load

Abstract

The paper investigates the behavior of single vertical steel pipe pile embedded in sand subjected to compressive inclined load through MIDAS GTS/NX 2019 FEM package. The effect of the loading inclination angle and pile length and diameter on the performance of the pile were investigated. Inclined load carrying capacity and pile stiffness were presented. The pile head displacement and pile stiffness are significantly affected by load inclination angle. It was observed that, p-y curves of the pile-soil system are independent of loading inclination angle. In addition, the pile length and diameter are markedly affecting the behavior of the pile.