Journal of Lanzhou University of Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (4): 114-121.

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Research on horizontal bearing capacity of pile foundation based on friction effect theory

DUAN Xin-guo1,2,3, ZHU Yan-peng1,2,3, YANG Kui-bin1, FANG Guang-wen1, WU Lin-ping1, SHI Duo-bang1   

  1. 1. School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Civil Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    3. Western Engineering Research Center of Disaster Mitigation in Civil Engineering of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou730050, China
  • Received:2022-10-15 Online:2025-08-28 Published:2025-09-05

Abstract: As the main foundation form of large-scale buildings (structures), pile foundations must ensure deformation control and structural stability. The analysis of its horizontal bearing capacity is a key step in the design of pile foundations. Based on the pile-soil friction effect theory, the expression of the resistance bending moment generated by friction forces is derived by the m method. Considering the mixed boundary conditions of pile-soil contact interface, the governing equations of pile deformation and internal forces are derived. A horizontal bearing capacity calculation method—referred to as the fm-D method—is proposed, incorporating friction effects. The corresponding computational program was written in Mathematica. The correctness of fm-D method was verified by experimental conditions and engineering examples, followed by a sensitivity analysis of parameters such as friction coefficient and pile diameter to pile bearing capacity.

Key words: horizontal bearing capacity, m method, pile-soil friction effect, resist bending moment

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