1Department of Civil Engineering, UFR SI, University of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal
22Department of Geotechnical Engineering, UFR SI, University of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal
American Journal of Materials Science and Engineering.
2019,
Vol. 7 No. 1, 12-20
DOI: 10.12691/ajmse-7-1-3
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Oustasse Abdoulaye SALL, Déthié SARR, Makhaly BA, 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.
Correspondence to: Oustasse Abdoulaye SALL, Department of Civil Engineering, UFR SI, University of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal. Email:
oustaz.sall@univ-thies.snAbstract
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.
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