Analysis of pile group

In the present study, an analysis is presented for pile group embedded in homogenous soil mass. Pile and pile cap are modeled using beam element and plate element. The soil displacements are obtained using Mindlin's equation. The solution is obtained by imposing compatibility between displacements of pile an adjacent soil. A parametric study is carried out study the effect of pile spacing and a number of pile groups. Result indicated that the settlement of pile decreases with increase in pile spacing and number of pile in piles group. Effect of the pile cap thickness show that the settlement of the pile was increased with increase the cap thickness and it decreases with increase in the soil modulus. The result also shows that the settlement of pile increases with increasing the pile length.