Load carried by Piles in the Battered Piled Raft Foundation subjected to Vertical Loading

Abstract

Piled raft foundation provide more load carrying capacity and that to at a lesser settlement. When lateral load is acting or very heavy load is there on the building, battered piled raft foundation provide stability of the structure considerably. In battered piled raft foundation, materials can be saved compare to vertical piled raft foundation, as there is more optimization of the material. The practical work has been done to decide how much part of the load is carried by the piles in piled raft. From the experimental work it can be said that as the battered angle increases, up to certain limit, the load carried by the piles in piled raft also increases. Load carried by battered piles in piled raft foundation is also compared with two different configuration i.e. Diamond and Square.