Experimental Study of Lateral Loading on Piled Raft Foundations on Sandy Soil

A Shallow foundation on cohesionless soil cannot support greater weights; piled raft foundations are recommended because they combine the load-bearing qualities of piles and raft. Combined Piled Raft Foundations (CRPF) efficient for tall buildings account both vertical lateral loads. In a pile foundation, raft’s load-resistance is disregarded due to soil-structure interaction. Simplification may lead an uneconomical design. While study resistance extensive, its horizontal limited. present study, 160 mm x pile-raft model with different spacing length was tested. Studies showed that improve bearing capacity reduce settlement The system rests 65 percentage load, depending length. Pile lessen load contribution. Furthermore, as increasing in reduces overturning by 60 percentage. Upgrade design make cheaper more option skyscrapers this economical