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300 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PILE GROUPS

Figure 10.5 Comparison of different pile group analysis methods for (a) s/d=2.5; (b) s/
d=5.

the lower the factor of safety, the higher the reduction in the load concentration at
the corner piles obtained by the non-linear analysis.