Longitudinal dynamic response of pile foundation in a nonuniform initial strain field

Abstract

This paper presents an investigation into the dynamic response of pile and soil due to pile installation in a radially inhomogeneous initial strain field. The radial variation rule for the shear modulus and physical parameters of the soil caused by the initial strain field is deduced. On the basis of the plane strain and complete P-S (pile-soil) contact assumptions, the analytical solution of longitudinal dynamic impedance of the soil is derived by means of subdividing the soil domain into a number of annular vertical zones. The longitudinal impedance of the pile top and velocity response in frequency and time domains, are also obtained. The parametric study of interfacial pressure on the dynamic response of P-S system is undertaken within a relatively lower frequency domain. Comparison results between previous solutions and the present study indicates that the analytical solution derived in this paper is more stable.