Dynamic behavior of pile foundations under

vertical and lateral vibrations

 The effect of the following parameters with frequency

CASE stiffness damping Peak displacement

Vertical -single increase decrease decrease
Vertical- group increase decrease decrease
Lateral -single increase Increase decrease
Lateral-group increase Increase then decrees decrease
Notes

• The soil shear modulus is found to be proportional to the effective overburden pressure using a power
rule.

• It can be noticed that the soil damping ratio decreases with the increase of the overburden pressure.
This is related to the increase of the confinement stresses around soil particles, which as a result
decreases the soil material damping.

• Natural frequencies (fn) are calculated using the time displacement curves obtained after applying the
impact load.

• These results prove that dynamic pile-soil interaction depends on the excitation frequency.
Notes

• Pile group

Under the effect of vertical and lateral dynamic motions. Kg increases with a fluctuating rate as the
frequency increases. Meanwhile, Cg slightly increases until reaching f = 30 Hz to 40 Hz. Beyond this
point, Cg decreases again. Consequently, the peak displacement decreases until becoming almost
constant beyond 45 Hz.

• Single pile

The finite element model shows that as the excitation frequency increases, Ks increases and Cs
decreases under both types of vibrations.