The Effects of Branch Spacing and Number on the Uplift Bearing Capacity of a New Squeezed Multiple-Branch Pile: A Numerical Simulation Analysis

Figure 12

Distribution diagram of main stress of pile with various branches: (a) pile with branch number of 3, (b) pile with branch number of 4, (c) pile with branch number of 5, (d) pile with branch number of 6, and (e) pile with branch number of 7.

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