RIB PFAHL 23.9

RIB PFAHL by RIB Software SE is a specialized geotechnical engineering application for analyzing and designing pile foundations. It helps civil and structural engineers model single piles and pile groups in layered soils, evaluate axial and lateral behavior, and produce clear, verifiable calculation reports. Typical applications include new foundation design, verification of existing foundations, and assessment of bored, driven, micropile, and drilled shaft solutions.

Key capabilities:

• Intuitive definition of soil stratigraphy, groundwater conditions, pile geometry, and materials
• Analysis of axial compression and tension capacity, including shaft and base resistance and potential negative skin friction
• Estimation of settlements and load–settlement behavior for serviceability checks
• Assessment of lateral loads and moments using standard soil–structure interaction approaches
• Pile group analysis with load sharing, interaction effects, and group efficiency considerations
• Design verification for ultimate and serviceability limit states in line with applicable standards
• Transparent outputs with step-by-step calculations, diagrams, and customizable reports
• Interoperability with related RIB solutions and common engineering workflows

RIB PFAHL streamlines pile foundation design, supports consistent code-compliant checks, and improves decision-making through clear, traceable results. It is well suited for geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, and consultants working on buildings, bridges, and infrastructure projects.

RIB PFAHL is developed by RIB Software SE. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 19.0, 20.0, 22.0, 23.0 and 23.9. The name of the program executable file is VisualPfahl.exe.