Analysis of static axial load capacity of single piles and large diameter shafts using nonlinear load transfer curves

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong Joo Kim ◽  
Jose Leo C. Mission ◽  
Il Sang Park
2015 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 402-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deb Dulal Tripura ◽  
Konjengbam Darunkumar Singh

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 527-531
Author(s):  
Wan Qing Zhou ◽  
Shun Pei Ouyang

Based on the experimental study of rotary filling piles with large diameter subjected to axial load in deep soft soil, the bearing capacity behavior and load transfer mechanism were discussed. Results show that in deep soft soil foundation, the super–long piles behave as end-bearing frictional piles. The exertion of the shaft resistance is not synchronized. The upper layer of soil is exerted prior to the lower part of soil. Meanwhile, the exertion of shaft resistance is prior to the tip resistance. For the different soil and the different depth of the same layer of soil, shaft resistance is different.


1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Krishnakumar ◽  
C. G. Foster

Author(s):  
Amr Elsayed Mohammed Abdallah ◽  
Ehab Fathy El-Salakawy

The mechanical and physical properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement are different from steel, which requires independent code provisions for GFRP-reinforced concrete (RC) members. The currently available code provisions for GFRP-RC members still need more research evidence to be inclusive. For example, the available provisions for confinement reinforcement of FRP-RC columns do not consider the effects of column aspect ratio, which is not yet supported by any available research data. In this study, two full-scale spirally reinforced GFRP-RC circular columns were constructed and tested under concurrent seismic and axial loads. Both specimens had an aspect ratio (shear span-to-diameter ratio) of 7.0, while other two specimens with an aspect ratio of 5.0, from a previous stage of this study, were included for comparison purposes. For each aspect ratio, each specimen was loaded under one of two levels of axial load; 20 or 30% of the axial load capacity of the column section. All test specimens had a 35 MPa concrete compressive strength, 350-mm diameter, 85-mm spiral pitch and 1.2% longitudinal reinforcement ratio. The experimental results were analyzed in terms of hysteretic response, drift capacity and inelastic deformability hinge length. Based on the experimental results, it can be concluded that the aspect ratio affects the magnitude of secondary moments and inelastic deformability hinge length. In addition, the aspect ratio may affect drift capacity of GFRP-RC columns, depending on axial load level.


2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1254-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Omer ◽  
R Delpak ◽  
R B Robinson

The present work stems from the design of a viaduct in South Wales, U.K., where full-scale pile testing was carried out to assess whether the proposed design methods would meet the required load capacity and settlement criteria for the working piles. Five fully instrumented large diameter bored cast in situ piles, up to 30 m deep, were installed in weathered mudstone and tested under vertical loading. A sixth pile, which had no shaft instrumentation, was formed with a voided toe. In conjunction with vast soil data from 218 site investigation boreholes, the extensive data produced from the load tests were analyzed to quantify the key parameters considered to influence load transfer and settlement behaviour. Each pile was first calibrated using four methods to establish the as-built stiffness, taking into account the nonlinearity of concrete and the effect of partial steel encasement. It is demonstrated that the current national norms for bored pile design in cohesive soil – soft rock are overconservative for South Wales ground conditions. To ameliorate this, alternative methods are proposed, which lead to improved reliability and accuracy in shaft and base capacity assessment. In addition, a numerical model is developed that can be used to predict the complete load-settlement variation up to the ultimate state. The model is sufficiently expounded to allow its immediate application in pile design by geotechnical engineers.Key words: piled foundations, load tests, bearing capacity and settlement, Mercia mudstone.


2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 4911-4917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoze Wang ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Peng Ao

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