Numerical Modeling of the Behavior of a Pile Foundation under Axial Load with Ansys

Oustasse Abdoulaye SALL^1, , Déthié SARR², Makhaly BA² and Atsou Edem TCHAKOU¹

¹Department of Civil Engineering, UFR SI, University of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal

²2Department of Geotechnical Engineering, UFR SI, University of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal

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Oustasse Abdoulaye SALL, Déthié SARR, Makhaly BA and Atsou Edem TCHAKOU. Numerical Modeling of the Behavior of a Pile Foundation under Axial Load with Ansys. American Journal of Materials Science and Engineering. 2019; 7(1):12-20. doi: 10.12691/ajmse-7-1-3

Abstract

This paper studies the behavior of an isolated pile under static axial load and aims to analyze this type of foundation taking into account the soil-structure interaction. The implemented approach is a finite element analysis of a numerical behavior model of the soil-pile system, with emphasis on the behavioral parametric study of the system. A three-dimensional numerical model taking into account the geometric, mechanical and geotechnical parameters of the soil was used for modeling on Ansys using finite element method (FEM). This allowed us to study the influence of soil behavior (elastic or elastoplastic perfect) on the response of the pile under axial load. The study also shows that the increase of the soil reaction module gives rise to a "dome effect" or a much more pronounced thrust in the elastoplastic domain at a certain depth. The study also shows an increase of the reaction module of the soil mass with the depth and consequently a decrease of the deformations.

Keywords:
mechanical properties soil reaction module soil-pile interaction numerical modeling Ansys finite element method pile

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