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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.3.287

Modeling of pile end resistance considering the area of influence around the pile tip  

Hyodo, Junichi (Civil Engineering Division, Tokyo Electric Power Services Co. Ltd)
Shiozaki, Yoshio (Steel Research Laboratory, JFE Steel Corporation)
Tamari, Yukio (Business Incubation Unit, Tokyo Electric Power Services Co. Ltd)
Ozutsumi, Osamu (Meisosha Corporation)
Ichii, Koji (Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University)
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Geomechanics and Engineering / v.17, no.3, 2019 , pp. 287-294 More about this Journal
Abstract
The finite element method (FEM) is widely used to evaluate the seismic performance of pile-supported buildings. However, there are problems associated with modeling the pile end resistance using the FEM, such as the dependence on the mesh size. This paper proposes a new method of modeling around the pile tip to avoid the mesh size effect in two-dimensional (2D) analyses. Specifically, we consider the area of influence around the pile tip as an artificial constraint on the behavior of the soil. We explain the problems with existing methods of modeling the pile tip. We then conduct a three-dimensional (3D) analysis of a pile in various soil conditions to evaluate the area of influence of the soil around the pile tip. The analysis results show that the normalized area of influence extends approximately 2.5 times the diameter of the pile below the pile tip. Finally, we propose a new method for modeling pile foundations with artificial constraints on the nodal points within the area of influence. The proposed model is expected to be useful in the practical seismic design of pile-supported buildings via a 2D analysis.
Keywords
area of influence; 2D analysis; pile-supported building;
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