scholarly journals A Numerical Investigation to Determine the p–y Curves of Laterally Loaded Piles

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 2783
Author(s):  
Kexin Yin ◽  
Lianghui Li ◽  
Eugenia Di Filippo
Keyword(s):  
Clay Content ◽  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Laterally Loaded Piles ◽  
Lateral Capacity ◽  
Matlab Code ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Numerical Tools ◽  
Laterally Loaded

This paper focuses on a numerical approach to finding the p–y curves for laterally loaded piles. The Drucker–Prager plastic model is employed and implemented within a finite element MATLAB code. The pre- and post-processing code for Gmsh and related numerical tools are established as well. The p–y curve results from this new approach have been validated and compared to the typical design equations of API (American Petroleum Institute) and Matlock. The validation reveals that the code leads to lower p–y curves than the API and Matlock equations when the horizontal displacement is less than 0.35 times the diameter of the pile (B). A sensitivity analysis of the number of elements and the interface thickness is presented. The results indicate that the obtained p–y curves are independent of the two factors. Finally, the influence of clay content on the p–y behavior is investigated by the implemented MATLAB code. When y < 0.15B, the same lateral capacity values are resulted at clay contents of 27.5% and 55%, and they are higher than the ones for 0% clay content. The p–y curves show a decreasing trend with increasing clay content after y > 0.15B.

scholarly journals Horizontal Displacement of Soil in Front of Laterally Loaded Piles

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Tominaga ◽  
Kunio Yamagata ◽  
Hideaki Kishida
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Laterally Loaded Piles ◽  
Laterally Loaded

scholarly journals Development of Simulation Based p-Multipliers for Laterally Loaded Pile Groups in Granular Soil Using 3D Nonlinear Finite Element Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bilal Adeel ◽  
Muhammad Asad Jan ◽  
Muhammad Aaqib ◽  
Duhee Park
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Winkler Foundation ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Laterally Loaded Pile ◽  
Laterally Loaded

The behavior of laterally loaded pile groups is usually accessed by beam-on-nonlinear-Winkler-foundation (BNWF) approach employing various forms of empirically derived p-y curves and p-multipliers. Averaged p-multiplier for a particular pile group is termed as the group effect parameter. In practice, the p-y curve presented by the American Petroleum Institute (API) is most often utilized for piles in granular soils, although its shortcomings are recognized. In this study, we performed 3D finite element analysis to develop p-multipliers and group effect parameters for 3 × 3 to 5 × 5 vertically squared pile groups. The effect of the ratio of spacing to pile diameter (S/D), number of group piles, varying friction angle (φ), and pile fixity conditions on p-multipliers and group effect parameters are evaluated and quantified. Based on the simulation outcomes, a new functional form to calculate p-multipliers is proposed for pile groups. Extensive comparisons with the experimental measurements reveal that the calculated p-multipliers and group effect parameters are within the recorded range. Comparisons with two design guidelines which do not account for the pile fixity condition demonstrate that they overestimate the p-multipliers for fixed-head condition.

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