Optimized Design of a Squeezed-Branch Pile Group Based on an Improved Particle Swarm Algorithm

Jiawei Chen and Yingxin Hui ()
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Jiawei Chen: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750014, China
Yingxin Hui: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750014, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: To reduce the differential settlement of pile group foundations, a squeezed-branch pile group optimization method based on an improved particle swarm algorithm is proposed in this paper. This method translates the problems of optimization design in the squeezed-branch pile group into the pile-bearing-plate distribution using the theory of variable-stiffness leveling. In the optimization process, the pile group is divided into groups according to the top axial force of the pile. The finite element analysis software is used to solve the pile group under the control of the particle swarm optimization algorithm, with the objective functions of bearing-plate number, vertical bearing capacity, settlement value and settlement difference as the constraint conditions. An engineering example is used to verify this method. The results show that the optimized design can reduce the settlement difference by 39%, while the number of the bearing plate is reduced by 56%, which makes the deformation and force of the pile group more uniform and is conducive to the normal use of the structure.

Keywords: squeezed branch pile; particle swarm algorithm; numerical modelling; variable-stiffness leveling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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