Research Article

Horizontal Loading Tests on Disconnected Piled Rafts and a Simplified Method to Evaluate the Horizontal Bearing Capacity

Table 1

Summary of previous studies on piled raft foundations subjected to a static horizontal load and this study.

Loading conditionCondition between raft and pile headPile length (mm)RVLP (%)Foundation type tested

Hamada et al. [13]Vertical loadRigidly connected70045–82R, PR, PG
Hamada et al. [14]Vertical loadRigidly connected70058–82R, SP, PR, PG
Sawada et al. [15]Vertical loadRigidly connected16027R, PR, PG
Nakai et al. [16]Dynamic loadConnected and disconnected1800–100PG, PR, DPR
Matsumoto et al. [1718]Vertical loadHinged and rigidly connected1709.6–42.8PR
Horikoshi et al. [19]Vertical loadHinged and rigidly connected18060R, PR, SP
Pastsakorn et al. [20]Vertical loadRigidly connected2008.7–42.4PR, PG
This studyHorizontal loadDisconnected40072–100R, DPR

Note. RVLP is the proportion of the vertical load carried by the raft; R is the raft; PR is the piled raft; PG is the pile group; SP is the single pile; DPR is the disconnected piled raft.