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Estimation of design forces in pile foundation is prevalently deterministic for all the practical purposes and thereby ignores the intrinsic uncertainties associated with the geotechnical parameters. Three-dimensional numerical investigations have been carried out using open-source software OpenSees considering a single free head pile embedded in three-layer soil profile with liquefiable sandy layer sandwiched between two non-liquefiable clayey soil layers. In the present study, the influence of uncertainties in geotechnical parameters on the response of pile foundation in case of lateral spreading ground conditions has been considered and response surface models were generated using response surface method (RSM). Reliability analyses have been performed using the first-order reliability method (FORM) for pile head deflection and bending moment. Finally, the performance of the pile foundation in spreading ground condition has been presented in terms of reliability index values. The study indicated that the performance of pile in laterally spreading soil is highly sensitive to the thickness of liquefiable soil and overlying non-liquefiable crust.
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Rajeswari, J.S., Sarkar, R. (2021). Reliability Analysis of Single Pile in Lateral Spreading Ground: A Three-Dimensional Investigation. In: Latha Gali, M., Raghuveer Rao, P. (eds) Geohazards. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 86. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6233-4_27
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