A study on correlation between safety factor of pile-slope systems and seismically induced displacements of pile groups

This paper presents a study on the seismic behavior of pile groups located in soil slopes that are also known as pile-slope systems. the main objective of the present study is to explore a reasonable and practical correlation between the safety factor of soil slope and seismic lateral displacements of pile groups in the slope,in order to achieve a better understanding and a framework for seismic analysis and design of pile groups in soil slope. to this end,a parametric study based on 3d numerical analysis for a number of pile groups in soil slopes under different conditions has been carried out to investigate the seismic behavior of pile-slope systems. some findings and conclusions are drawn that are intended to provide insight into the seismic behavior of pile-slope systems. © 2015 just. all rights reserved.