The main function of the pile foundation is to bear the vertical load, but in actual engineering, the pile foundation usually bears combined loads which contain vertical load, lateral load and bending moment. Under combined loads, due to the P-Δ effect, the calculation of the bearing capacity and deformation of the pile foundation is very complicated. The small deformation superposition principle recommended by the current pile foundation codes fails to consider the resistance of the soil around the pile under the combined loads, and it is difficult to accurately evaluate the influence of P-Δ effect on the bearing capacity and deformation of pile foundation. In view of this, this paper firstly starts from the potential energy equation of the pile-soil system and deduces the calculation formula for the horizontal displacement of the pile considering the P-Δ effect, and it is verified in conjunction with related calculation examples. Then the factors affecting the P-Δ effect are discussed in detail, and the results show that the larger the load ratio is, the more obvious the P-Δ effect will be; when the pile top is fixed under the same load condition, the P-Δ effect will be significantly weakened.
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