@article{MAKHILLJEAS20061412598, title = {Static and Dynamic Response of a Pile Foundation Subjected to a Vertical Load}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {1}, number = {4}, pages = {394-399}, year = {2006}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2006.394.399}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2006.394.399}, author = {Salah Messast,A. Boumekik and}, keywords = {Soil,pile,vibration,finite elements,boundary elements,displacement}, abstract = {In this study a discrete semi analytical method based on a combination of the Finite Elements, Thin Layers and Integral Equations Methods is presented to evaluate the vertical static and dynamic linear response of a pile foundation subjected to a vertical load. This study, which takes into account the soil-pile interaction effects, is able to treat the case of an arbitrary shaped pile. However, the presentation will be limited to the case of a massless square pile with linear elastic behaviour. The pile is embedded in a viscoelastic soil-layer overlaying a bedrock and subjected to static or/and harmonic vertical load, applied at the head of the pile. The aim of this study is to characterise the response of a pile through the force-displacement relationship. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the accuracy of this study.} }