Top displacement obtained assuming column bases to be fixed: 38.18 mm

Top Displacement (mm)

Percentage Increase

Diameter

3D

4D

5D

3D

4D

5D

Group of two piles (series arrangement) [G2PS]

300 mm

121

114

106

217

199

178

400 mm

102

95.90

91.10

167

151

139

Group of two piles (parallel arrangement) [G2PP]

300 mm

126

121

116

230

217

204

400 mm

106

102

96.90

178

167

160

Group of three piles (series arrangement) [G3PS]

300 mm

94.80

90.70

85.40

148

138

124

400 mm

85.10

75.90

75.30

123

99

97

Group of three piles (parallel arrangement) [G3PP]

300 mm

105

100

96.20

175

162

152

400 mm

91.90

87

83.90

139

128

120