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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 20, Number 5, March10 2020 , pages 433-445 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2020.20.5.433 |
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PRaFULL: A method for the analysis of piled raft foundation under lateral load |
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Stefano Stacul, Nunziante Squeglia and Gianpiero Russo
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| Abstract | ||
| A new code, called PRaFULL (Piled Raft Foundation Under Lateral Load), was developed for the analysis of laterally loaded Combined Pile Raft Foundation (CPRF). The proposed code considers the contribution offered by the raft-soil contact and the interactions between all the CPRF system components. The nonlinear behaviour of the reinforced concrete pile and the soil are accounted. As shallower soil layers are of great relevance in the lateral response of a pile foundation, PRaFULL includes the possibility to consider layered soil profiles with appropriate properties. The shadowing effect on the ultimate soil pressure is accounted, when dealing with pile groups, as proposed by the Strain Wedge Model. PRaFULL BEM code obviously requires less computational resources compared to FEM (Finite Element Method) or FDM (Finite Difference Method) codes. The proposed code was validated in the linear elastic range by comparisons with the code APRAF (Analysis of Piled Raft Foundations). The reliability of the procedure to predict piled raft performance was then verified in nonlinear range by comparisons with both centrifuge tests and computer code PRAB. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| laterally loaded piles; piled raft; foundation; horizontal loading; nonlinearity; numerical analyses; pile; pile-soil interaction | ||
| Address | ||
| Stefano Stacul and Nunziante Squeglia: Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122, Pisa, Italy Gianpiero Russo: Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy | ||