Static Pile Analysis analyzes a single pile, caisson, pole, or fence post under lateral and vertical loads. It treats laterally loaded piles as a beam on an elastic foundation, following Hetenyi’s classical approach, using the stiffness method of matrix analysis with springs to simulate a Winkler foundation.
The software uses STRAAD, Digital Canal’s finite element solver, to automatically build and process the FEA model. While the full STRAAD report requires familiarity with STRAAD and its modeling assumptions, designers often rely more on the moment diagram and load‑deflection curves produced by Static Pile Analysis for practical design work
