Abstract:
The Boundary Element Method coupled with the
Finite Element Method is used to model the dynamic
interaction of soil – pile. The system considered is a
single pile embeded in a viscoelastic half space. The
system is subjected to upward propagating harmonic
shear wave. The displacement of the pile has to be
found. The pile is modelled using the finite elements
and the soil is modelled with boundary element. A
computer program using FORTRAN is developed for
the purpose of this study. A parametric study is made
in this study . The parameters are the ratio of modulus
of elasticity of the pile to the modulus of elasticity of
the soil, length of pile, diameter of pile and frequency
of the shear waves. The result of the analysis yields
conclusions that give an insight into the dynamic
interaction behavior of the soil-pile-structure system.
