Effect of pile arrangement on the bending performance of an existing bridge footing under lateral seismic loading

Yang, Ye; Masuda, Takahiro; Yoshida, Eiji; Horiuchi, Satoshi; Kiriyama, Takaharu

doi:10.1590/1679-78255913

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“…In addition to the experimental investigation on RC pile caps, extensive research efforts have been published in which structural behavior of RC pile caps is investigated through analytical and finite element analysis (Yang et al 2020). In 1995, Sam and Iyer, investigated the behavior of RC pile caps by using 3D (three dimensional) finite element analysis program.…”

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Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap using ATENA

Chaimahawan

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Joyklad

et al. 2021

Lat. Am. j. solids struct.

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Reinforced concrete (RC) Pile cap, a thick reinforced concrete block, is constructed to provide a connection between a structure and multiple single piles. In the existing design methods, the behavior of RC pile cap is usually considered as a rigid body and resulting forces or reactions on piles are assumed equal. However, in actual conditions, there is a possibility of bending of pile cap and unequal reactions or forces on piles. This study represents a detailed finite element analysis of RC eight-pile cap by using a computer program ATENA. ATENA serve as rational tools to explain the behavior of RC structures. Research parameters included different types of loading conditions, analysis types such as linear and non-linear, support conditions, length of pile, strength of concrete and thickness of pile cap. The finite element analysis results indicate that the behavior of RC pile cap is not a rigid body and resulting forces or reactions are unequal. Also, it was observed that, support conditions, analysis type and thickness of RC pile cap had a significant effect on the global behavior of RC pile caps.

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confidence: 99%