Pile-Soil-Pile Interaction in Designing the Foundation of RC Structures

Abstract

The paper analyzes the effects of pile-soil-pile interaction on the transverse bridge frame on specific example of building. It considers a small group of piles arranged in a single row. The columns are continuously set on piles over the RC blocks (raft beams). The typical pilesoil conditions were varied. Some phases of construction, typical of this type of calculation, have been included. The interaction was analyzed for homogeneous and linear elastic soil (semi-space), with some other models of analyzing pile-soil interaction were also indicated. The paper also presents redistribution of forces depending on the stiffness of the raft beams or superstructure. The calculation parameters were introduced in mathematical model using a simplified method.