Open AccessResponse of piles to inclined uplift loads
Author(s) -
Hussein Mroueh,
Isam Shahrour
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of computational mechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2642-2085
pISSN - 2642-2050
DOI - 10.13052/remn.16.419-435
Subject(s) - pile , geotechnical engineering , interface (matter) , finite element method , geology , structural engineering , structural load , interface model , engineering , computer science , pulmonary surfactant , gibbs isotherm , human–computer interaction , chemical engineering
This paper presents a three-dimensional finite element analysis of the response of piles to inclined uplift loads. It deals with the influence of the soil-pile interface on this response. Calculations are carried out for several load’s inclinations and different conditions at the soil-pile interface. The concept of the “critical depth” at the soil-pile interface is investigated. Analyses show that the lateral behaviour of the pile is independent from both the load’s inclination and the interface condition, while both the load’s inclination and the soil-pile interface largely affect the axial response of piles.