Lateral movement of pile group due to excavation and construction loads (Case study)

This paper presents a numerical method for analyzing the behavior of pile groups under construction of installing piles and excavating conditions. The numerical modeling and the measured data from construction sites were used for analysis. In the case study, the results of the lateral movement of piles from numerical analyses are in good agreement with the measured data, with differences of around 7.2% and 1.6%. Each incidence and whole construction process were modeled to determine the effects of excavation and equipment loadings for installing piles on the lateral movement of piles and surrounding soil.