Effect of Pile space in Pile Group under Explosive Loading

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Nowadays, using the pile group has special importance due to the transfer of structure load to hard layers of soil or rock. Therefore, any damage to the pile group can lead to irreparable risks. On the other hand, the importance of explosive loading and the development of passive defence systems require more appropriate measures concerning the effects of explosion loading on the pile groups. One of the most important parameters in pile group is pile space. In this study, the effects of pile space in the pile group under explosion loading are investigated. For this purpose, the numerical analysis of the pile group has been performed using the Abaqus software and by Coupling Eulerian-Lagrange method. According to the results, it was found that increasing the lateral or longitudinal pile space in the pile group would improve the condition of the pile group against the explosive loading.

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