TY - JOUR AU - Salhi, L. AU - Nait-Rabah, O. AU - Deyrat, C. AU - Roos, C. PY - 2013// TI - Numerical Modeling of Single Helical Pile Behavior under Compressive Loading in Sand T2 - Electron. J. Geotech. Eng. JO - Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering SP - 4119 EP - 4338 VL - 18 IS - Bundle T KW - helical pile KW - finite element method KW - failure mechanisms KW - sand N2 - The present research deals with helical piles behavior in cohesionless soil through finite element modeling. An approach of modeling of the screw-pile geometry has been proposed through the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) computer program Plaxis. The numerical results are compared with measurements from large scale test and the bearing capacity has been estimated using both cylindrical and individual bearing model. Moreover, different failure criterions have been applied to estimate the ultimate capacity. The effect of spacing ratio (S/Dh) on the screw-pile behavior has been further studied. It has found that results from the model fit the field results. Through the study of the load transfer mechanism, the transition from cylindrical shear to individual plate behavior occurs at a value of spacing ratio (1.5 to 2). UR - http://www.ejge.com/2013/Abs2013.395.htm L1 - http://php.ecofog.gf/refbase/files/salhi/2013/525_Salhi_etal2013.pdf N1 - exported from refbase (http://php.ecofog.gf/refbase/show.php?record=525), last updated on Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:59:43 -0300 ID - Salhi_etal2013 ER -