Effect of Lateral Load on Response of Pile Foundation

The seismic soil-structure interaction involves the investigation of the collective response of the structure, the foundation and its surroundings, to a predetermined free-field ground motion. In this investigation, the pile foundation is analyzed for earthquake loads. The piles are modeled in SolidWorks software and analyzed in ANSYS workbench. The vertical and lateral load is applied on long and short pile. Due to impact of lateral force, huge overturning and displacement occurred in long pile, combined with small ground displacements. In short pile, settlement of pile was observed along with large ground displacement.