Evaluation of Lateral Loads Effect on Micropile Groups

Micropiles have been widely accepted by engineers in recent decades. Experimental observations show that the behavior of the micropiles against the earthquake forces is better because of their high ductility. In this research, was investigated the behavior of foundations based on micropiles under vertical loads and seismic loads. The present study focuses on finite element method of seismic behavior of micropiles. In this study, the vertical lateral boundaries of the soil were modeled to eliminate the reflection of the incoming waves inside the model. Parametric studies have been performed on independent variables such as frequency of inbound movement, soil properties, micropiles distance.