Experimental investigation of model piles subject to lateral load in cohesionless soil

Civil Engineering Department, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

^* Corresponding Author: alia.aljazairi@uokufa.edu.iq

Abstract

In this research work, the way piles behave in sandy soil and are exposed to lateral forces was examined experimentally by using several lab examinations. These tests were performed on a model of steel piles, including a closed-ended circular pile, a closed-ended square pile, and an H pile. The outcomes of the experimental tests were presented as load-displacement diagrams to examine how pile length and shape affected lateral load capability. Moreover, along the length of the pile, the bending moments were obtained and presented as relationships between the bending moment and the pile length. Therefore, it can be said that piles' capacity to support lateral loads rises with increasing pile length for each of the study's pile shapes. Additionally, it finds that the H-pile has a greater lateral load capacity and maximum bending moment than other piles.