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Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the effect of soil liquefaction on the seismic response of a single pile

School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriya, Baghdad, Iraq

Institute for Infrastructure, Engineering and Sustainable Management, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

E-mail Address: ismac821@uitm.edu.my

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Bushra S. Albusoda

Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq

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Saif Alzabeebee

Department of Roads and Transport Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq

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Suraparb Keawsawasvong

Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat, School of Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

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Davide Forcellini

Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, 20 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

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Abstract

Soil liquefaction is considered as one of the most significant issues that leads to failure of shallow and deep foundations. However, the effect of liquefaction on the seismic response of piles still poorly understood. Therefore, this research examines the seismic response of a pile embedded in soil stratum of saturated fine-grained soils. Midas GTS/NX is used to carry out the number assessment. In addition, the modified UBCSAND soil constitutive model is used to depict the nonlinear features of saturated sand during earthquake waves. The developed three-dimensional model is first validated using the results of a shaking table test of a pile embedded in coarse-grained soil, where good agreement is obtained between the finite element model and the experimental results for the displacement, acceleration, and liquefaction ratio demonstrated good agreement. Furthermore, the orientations of the vectors produced by the numerical study, that matched a global circular flow characteristic, reflected the movement of the liquefied soil all around pile. The findings showed a considerable decrease in the pile frictional resistance during the seismic events as a consequence of increasing the pore water pressure and subsequent liquefaction. Regarding this, before the soil was entirely softened, resistance due to friction was observed near the ground, in correspondence with the loose sand layer. In addition, the pile showed excessive settling, which is due to the decrease of the soil stiffness caused by the increase of the pore water pressure. The results of this research provide an insight into the mechanism of the behavior of pile in saturated coarse-grained soils and thus, it helps to improve future research on the topic and also achieve better design of piles embedded in saturated coarse-grained soils.

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