Settlement Prediction of End-Bearing Piles Under Axial Loading

One aim of this project is to provide a means of predicting the load-settlement behavior of pile. The finite element method of analysis is employed for this purpose. End-bearing piles installed in sand, and under axial loading are considered. Computed results from the finite element program are compared with results from static load test carried out on piles on the field. Considerable agreement was achieved. Soil and pile moduli and the Poisson’s ratio values used for the program were obtained from published text.