Experimental study on horizontal bearing capacity of enlarged cap-group pile composite foundation

Abstract

In order to provide reference for the engineering design in the area with large wind, water flow and other horizontal loads, the experimental study on the horizontal bearing capacity of composite foundation under three different working conditions was carried out in this paper, which includes cap-single pile, cap-9 piles and enlarged cap-9 piles. The results show that under the condition of cap-9 piles, the group pile effect coefficient is 1.17, and the load sharing ratio of the back piles is the largest, and the middle and front piless decrease sequentially. Also, with the increase of horizontal load, the load sharing ratio of the back pile increases while the middle and front piless is decremented. Under the condition of enlarged cap-9 piles, the group pile effect coefficient is 1.36, which is 16.24% higher than that of the cap-9 piles, which means the horizontal resistance is obviously enhanced. At the same time, compared with the cap-9 piles, the load sharing ratio of the back pile is reduced while the middle and front piless is increased, which means the stress of pile body tends to be more uniform.