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Pile

Substructure: Choose the substructure element associated with the pile, such as end or interior bents, columns, or pile caps.

Section Data:

  • Section Length(Starts at bottom of footing): The top of the pile, which begins at the bottom of the footing, serves as the starting point for section definition. Users can define multiple rows to create sections with varying characteristics. The total length of the pile is calculated by summing the lengths of each row.

  • Start Section: The starting location of a section is determined by adding the lengths of all previously defined rows. If it is the first row, then the starting point is at the top of the pile.

  • End Section: The position of the end section is determined by adding the distance defined in this row to the sum of all previously specified rows.

Longitudinal Offset: Employed to determine the position of the pile. Longitudinal offset along the Projected Grade Line (PGL), where 0 refers to the center point of the substructure above.

Transverse Offset: Employed to determine the position of the pile. Transverse offset along the Projected Grade Line (PGL), where 0 refers to the center point of the substructure above.

Section Orientation [deg]: Rotates the pile section; when set to the default value of 0, the X direction in the section editor aligns with the longitudinal direction, while the Y direction represents the transverse direction.

Batter Angle (Longitudinal) [deg]:

Batter Angle (Transverse) [deg]:

FEA

Pile Properties: This property should be utilized when the user intends to define soil characteristics using fixities or linear/nonlinear stiffness values.

  • Offset from the bottom of the footing/bent: The offset from the bottom of the footing or bent parameter is used to determine the location of springs representing soil properties. For each row, the total distance to the top position should be entered. A node will be introduced at each location, and this length can also serve as a means to modify the pile's mesh.

  • Tx[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Translational stiffness along the longitudinal direction of the alignment. A nonzero or fixed value is generally employed to represent lateral soil resistance.

  • Ty[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Translational stiffness along the transverse direction of the alignment. A nonzero or fixed value is generally employed to represent lateral soil resistance.

  • Tz[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Translational vertical stiffness is employed to define axial soil resistance. A nonzero stiffness value or fixed is commonly applied at the bottom of the pile to represent the soil's tip resistance. If the user wishes to disregard soil side friction, a free condition can be applied at other locations; alternatively, if side friction should be considered, a nonzero stiffness value can be used.

  • Rx[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Rotational torsional stiffness is employed to define torsional soil resistance.

  • Ry[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Usually set to free, but users may input small values to address stability concerns in finite element analysis

  • Rz[Fixed/Free/Stiffness Value]: Usually set to free, but users may input small values to address stability concerns in finite element analysis

Pile Capacity: This value represents the compression capacity, and the axial force in the pile will be evaluated in comparison to it.

Top of Pile Moment Release: Use this parameter as "Yes" if the connection between the pile and the pile cap or bent should be considered as a pinned connection.

Generate FEM[Yes/No]: Setting the "Generate FEM" parameter to "No" can disable the analytical representation of the pile.

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