An　analytical　approach　is　presented　for　predicting　the　response　of　the　pile　by　lateral　soil　movement　in　a　model　test　in　terms　of　the　two-stage　procedure.　The　prescribed　lateral　soil　movements　with　inverse　triangular,　uniform,　and　arched　profiles　are　examined　in　the　analysis.　The　free-field　displacement　is　obtained　explicitly　by　the　elasticity　and　Fourier　expansion　technique.　The　soil–pile　interaction　is　considered　for　the　response　of　the　pile　under　soil　movement　in　light　of　the　theory　of　a　beam　on　the　Winkler　foundation.　Parametric　studies　are　performed　to　investigate　the　effects　of　the　soil–pile　system　and　the　loading　conditions　on　the　response　of　the　pile.　The　free-field　displacement　attenuates　quickly　with　its　distance　to　the　loading　block.　The　pile　response　under　lateral　soil　movement　in　the　model　test　is　greatly　dependent　on　the　pile　location　and　the　loading　conditions.　For　the　pile　with　a　free　tip,　the　deflection　and　bending　moment　of　the　shaft　are　relative　to　the　restraint　condition　at　the　top.　The　effect　of　the　pile-soil　stiffness　ratio　is　not　great　on　the　deflection　of　the　pile　but　significant　on　the　bending　moment　of　the　shaft.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd