**8. Conclusions**

A different view regarding the common pile capacity studies was considered in this study. To evaluate the effect of the soil setup on the pile bearing capacity over time, an intelligent equation using a GP model was proposed. To develop the prediction models, a comprehensive database obtained from some geotechnical projects carried out in Mahshahr, Iran, was used. In addition, a new section, namely optimization, has been proposed for maximizing the bearing capacity. The following conclusions and remarks can be drawn from this study:


**Author Contributions:** M.K.: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, writing—original draft preparation, writing—review and editing. D.J.A.: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, writing—original draft preparation, writing—review and editing, supervision. M.M.S.S.: writing—original draft preparation, writing—review and editing, supervision, funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** The research is partially funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the strategic academic leadership program 'Priority 2030' (Agreement 075-15-2021-1333 dated 30 September 2021).

**Data Availability Statement:** Data is available upon request.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
