Abstract:Based on a project, we carry out a numerical analysis for the pile-soil interaction of the blind sheet-pile bank connecting structure. We also study the effect of the calculation parameters on the pile-soil interaction. When the blind sheet-pile suffers the rear earth pressure, the earth pressure among the sheet-pile passes to both sides of the barrier piles, so that it reduces the earth pressure bore by the front piles which produces the soil arching effect, and improves the bearing capacity of the bank connecting structure. It is found that the soil cohesion and the internal friction angel have greater impacts on pile-soil interaction. With the cohesion and internal friction angel increase, the load-bearing of blind piles also increases, and finally tends to a stabilized value. When the cohesive reaches to a certain value, the internal friction angel has a less impact on the pile-soil interaction. In order to make an optimal design, we must make a comprehensive consideration about not only the span of the blind pile but also the span between the blind pile and the front row pile. It can be used as a secondary factor when designing the bank connecting structure of the blind sheet pile, because the soil elastic modulus, Poisson’s ration and the coefficient of friction of the pile have small effects on the pile-soil interaction.