Study the working of piles on the slope ground subjected to horizontal loading by numerical simulation method

Abstract

Numerical modelling is an efficient method to investigate the effects of the distance from pile centreline to pile centreline on the working of laterally loaded piles considering the shear plastic deformations of the ground. The paper presents the research results the effects of piles spacing on the sloping ground including sand and clay layers subjected to horizontal loading according to the finite element method by ABAQUS software. Group of authors simulate the soil-pile interface, capable of incorporating the gapping and sliding in the soil-pile interfaces for both sand and clay layers. The research results are used to predict the lateral load-deformation of piles for different cases and comparison with published research results. On that basis predicting the suitable distance horizontal loading piles that a pile negligible influenced from adjacent pile on a slope. This is a matter of high scientific and practical significance in foundation engineering in general, as well as in calculating pile foundations on a slopes in particular.