Seismic Soil-Pile foundation-Structure Interaction in

Liquefiable and Non-Liquefiable Soil

Soil liquefaction during strong ground shaking results in almost a complete loss of strength and
stiffness in the liquefied and non-liquefied soil, and consequent large lateral ground movements.
Both cyclic displacements during the intense ground shaking and development of liquefaction,
and especially post-liquefaction displacements due to spreading of liquefied soils are damaging
for piles. The behavior of piles in seismic areas is significantly affected if the soil liquefies as the
strength of the soil and its stiffness decrease due to the increase in pore water pressure.
Characteristics of the liquefied soils and loads on piles are significantly different during the
cyclic phase and in the subsequent lateral spreading phase, and therefore, it is necessary to
separately consider these two phases in the simplified analysis of piles.

Present study is a sincere effort in this direction by carrying out dynamic finite element analysis
of a (G+5) RCC building considering soil-pile foundation-structure interaction in liquefiable and
non-liquefiable layer in SAP2000. Hence, this study may give valuable inputs to develop insight
into the problem and help to modify the existing design guidelines.

Scope of the Present Study

1.The present work aims towards modelling a (G+5) multi-storeyed building in seismic zone –V
and SSI modelling using API (2005) suggested guideline and liquefaction modelling is done
according to Dorby et al.

2.In this work, a base model is created with only slabs, beams and columns.
The objectives of the present study are as follows:

1.To model soil-pile foundation-structure interaction under seismic loading and static loading for
the soil profile underlying the Kandla Port and Customs Tower located in Kandla Port, India,
during the 2001 Bhuj earthquake according to Dash et al.

2. To develop the model of multi-storeyed building considering pile foundation using SAP2000
(version 20.2.0) over that soil profile.