Nonlinear lateral vibrations and two-to-one resonant responses of a single pile with soil-structure interaction

Nonlinear responses of a single pile with soil-structure interaction under primary resonance and two-to-one internal resonance are investigated. Considering the effect of soil-structure interaction and geometric nonlinearity, the Hamilton principle is applied to derive the equation of motion of the pile subjected to a lateral excitation and axial load. Then, the effective nonlinear coefficient and the frequency-response equation are presented by employing the multimode discretization and the method of multiple scales. Moreover, the nonlinear frequencies are obtained for the analysis of the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of the pile. The equilibrium and dynamic solutions of modulation equations are examined by using the Newton-Raphson, shooting, and continuation methods. The nonlinear responses of the pile are explored by means of the backbone curves and the frequency (force)-response curves. Meanwhile, the effect of the axial load on the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of the pile is discussed. The numerical results show that the nonlinear responses of the pile exhibit some rich and complex nonlinear phenomena.