Behavior of Different Configuration of Piled Raft Foundation for a High-Rise Building by using FEM

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, the numerical simulation is performed on two piled raft configurations having uniform loading on a piled raft foundation. To investigate the interaction between various parameters of pile soil foundation with varying components of its length of pile, diameter and raft thickness. These components are critical for increasing the foundation’s bearing capacity. It’s important aspect to achieve a reliable design to optimize piled raft foundations subjected to uniformed load- settlement behaviors of the curves. These load – settlements are basically depending on the changing of their components piled raft foundation. These component of piled raft foundations to choose an optimal selection of embedded length of pile (L/dP), normalized diameter of pile (L/dP) and normalized raft thickness (tR/dP). The effect of load-settlement on distributions of shear force and bending moments is also investigated. In this study, a finite elements methods based on numerical tools ELPLA software is used for numerical simulation. The study’s findings validate the numerical analysis for the calculation of proper pile configuration arrangement, as a result of settlements. It will be generated as formation of contours patterns as shear stress and bending moments on the rafts, may be minimized with the total pile length. The conclusion drawn from the study validates the numerical analysis for the computation of proper pile arrangement can results in total and differential settlements, as well as generated shear stress and bending moments on the rafts, are all being reduced, with identical total pile length. Moreover, it captures the contours patterns of different behaviors of piled raft settlements, maximum shear force and maximum moments.