Analysis of Pile Groups Subjected to Vertical and Horizontal Loads.

摘要

Three methods of analyzing the behavior of pile groups are described, a well-established statical method in which no account is taken of pile-soil interaction, a method in which the pile group is replaced action, a method in which the pile group is replaced by an equivalent structural bent and a method based on elastic theory in which interaction between the piles is taken into account in a logical manner. Comparisons between these three methods indicate that consideration of inter-pile interaction in the soil leads to increased maximum loads and moments in a group,although the deflections and rotations may not differ greatly.