Resistance of models of pyramidal-prismatic piles to static pulling load

The article presents results of testing models of piles with different longitudinal shapes under the action of a static pulling load, performed in laboratory conditions. The article reveals resistance of the pyramidal-prismatic piles can be either more or less than the resistance of the prismatic and pyramidal piles. It was found that an increase in the length of the pyramidal part of the pile, as well as the size of its cross-section at the top, affect the resistance of the pile to pull-out load. So, the resistance of these piles is 1.28-1.85 times higher than the resistance of a prismatic pile with a section size of 20×20 cm, and 8-36% lower than the resistance of a prismatic pile with a section size of 30×30 cm and a pyramidal pile (with a top section size of 30×30 cm and at the bottom - 20×20 cm). Correlation dependencies are obtained to assess the stability of pyramidal-prismatic piles in relation to the bearing capacity of piles with traditional longitudinal section shape (prismatic and pyramidal piles).