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Under environmental loads such as wind and earthquakes, piles are subjected to large lateral loads. A foundation system denoted Innovative Post (IP) that is composed of an H-pile shaft and one or two steel plates (paddles) welded to its flanges, has been developed to resist large lateral loads on sound wall systems. The present study evaluates the performance of IP installed in layered cohesionless soils through a comprehensive full-scale lateral load testing program and finite element (FE) analysis considering various pile and plate configurations. The developed FE model was validated employing the field test data and was then employed to conduct a parametric study to evaluate the performance of IP considering different paddles geometry (i.e., number of paddles, single or double, width, and length). The results demonstrated that adding the plates significantly increased the lateral capacity of H-piles. A positive relationship was identified between paddle’s width and length and the load efficiency. Optimal parameter values for paddles are established based on the experimental and numerical results proposed.
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