PERFORMANCE OF SQUARE PILE GROUPSUBJECTED TO INCLINED LOADS USING MIDAS 3D

S. S. Pusadkar, M. A. Kapse

Abstract: The inclined load on pile may be inclined with vertical plane or horizontal plane. The angle of inclination with a particular plane influences the stresses and settlement of piles in groups. The stresses and settlement of piles from a pile group subjected to inclined load influences the performance of pile group. The present study investigated the effect of inclined loads inclined in vertical and horizontal plane, on the performance of square pile group. The finite element software MIDAS 3D was used for the analysis. The inclined load considered for study was with inclination in vertical plane from 00 to 300 and in horizontal plane from 00 to 450. The study also includes the effect of inclined load on square pile group with varying spacing and length of piles. The settlement of each pile was measured and illustrated. It was observed that the settlement of pile depends upon the location of pile and the loading direction.

Keywords: Pile Foundation, Inclined Load, Load Carrying Capacity, Load Direction

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0506026