ABSTRACT
Piles experience lateral forces as a result of wind or wave forces and seismic activity. PLAXIS-3D can be effectively used to carry out the analysis of laterally loaded piles placed on slope. This study assesses the lateral load capacity of piles installed in sandy soil utilizing hardening soil model, by varying the pile location from the crest of the slope towards the sloping ground and in the backward direction. Lateral load capacity of the pile is found by giving lateral displacement at the center of the pile head. As the slope angle increases, the lateral load capacity in the pile decreases due to a decrease in passive resistance. When level surface is changed to 10°, 20°, and 30°, respectively, normalized maximum bending moment rises by 8%, 22%, and 25%. Depth of maximum bending moment values for pile on the slope deviate from those for the horizontal ground by around 20%.
