Effects of the Tip Location on Single Piles Subjected to Surcharge and Axial Loads

Table 1

Summary of the elements and nodes in the numerical analyses.

Numerical number	Tip location (Y)	Number of mesh		Numerical of nodes
		Pile	Soil	Pile	Soil
1	1.00D	896	8,960	1,189	9,785
2	0.25D	928	5,632	1,230	6,373
3	0.00D	896	8,960	1,189	9,785
4	−1.00D	960	5,440	1,271	6,179