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 |