scholarly journals Retraction: Sakr, M. (2015). “Relationship between Installation Torque and Axial Capacities of Helical Piles in Cohesionless Soils.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil. , 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000621, 29(6), 04014173

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 08217002
Keyword(s):  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Helical Piles

Relationship between installation torque and axial capacities of helical piles in cohesionless soils

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sakr
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Load Path ◽  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Axial Capacity ◽  
Pile Installation ◽  
Pile Shaft ◽  
Torsional Resistance ◽  
Helical Piles

With the rapid growth of the helical piling industry for oil and gas projects and transmission lines, reliable installation torque estimates and measurements become crucial. This paper presents a theoretical model developed to estimate the torsional resistance of cohesionless soils to helical pile installation. The theoretical torque model was verified using installation records collected from different sites. The paper also highlights factors that affect helical pile installation, including soil properties, fluctuation in groundwater levels, shape of pile shaft, pile geometry, and method of helical pile installation. The proposed torsional resistance model was then used to establish the traditional torque factors to proportionally correlate the axial capacity of helical pile and the installation torque. The results of the study indicated that the torque factor is a function of the load path (i.e., tension or compression). Therefore, torque factors in compression and tension, Kc and Kt, respectively, were formulated and presented in the paper.

Parametric analysis for the estimation of the installation power for large helical piles in dry cohesionless soils

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Spagnoli ◽  
Carlos Mauricio Mendez Solarte ◽  
Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti Tsuha ◽  
Pierpaolo Oreste
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Analysis ◽  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Helical Piles

scholarly journals Recommended Procedures to Assess Critical State Locus from Triaxial Tests in Cohesionless Remoulded Samples

Geotechnics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-127
Author(s):  
António Viana da Fonseca ◽  
Diana Cordeiro ◽  
Fausto Molina-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Critical State ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Soil Freezing ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Saturation Condition ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Laboratory Procedures ◽  
Soil Behaviour

The critical state theory is a robust conceptual framework for the characterisation of soil behaviour. In the laboratory, triaxial tests are used to assess the critical state locus. In the last decades, the equipment and testing procedures for soil characterisation, within the critical state framework, have advanced to obtain accurate and reliable results. This review paper summarises and describes a series of recommended laboratory procedures to assess the critical state locus in cohesionless soils. For this purpose, results obtained in the laboratory from different cohesionless soils and triaxial equipment configurations are compiled, analysed and discussed in detail. The procedures presented in this paper reinforce the use of triaxial cells with lubricated end platens and an embedded connection piston into the top-cap, together with the verification of the full saturation condition and the measurement end-of-test water content—preferable using the soil freezing technique. The experimental evidence and comparison between equipment configurations provide relevant insights about the laboratory procedures for obtaining a reliable characterisation of the critical state locus of cohesionless geomaterials. All the procedures recommended herein can be easily implemented in academic and commercial geotechnical laboratories.

Comportement de pieux d'essais instrumentés sous charge horizontale

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
R. Frank ◽  
H. Zervogiannis ◽  
S. Christoulas ◽  
V. Papadopoulos ◽  
N. Kalteziotis
Keyword(s):  
Pile Foundation ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Standard Penetration Test ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Cohesionless Soil ◽  
Penetration Test ◽  
Cohesionless Soils ◽  
Final Design

This paper describes the behaviour of two test piles (one bored and postgrouted and one simply bored, both 31.7 m long and 0.75 m in diameter) subjected to horizontal loads. These full-scale pile tests were carried out for the actual design of the pile foundation of a pier of the Evripos cable-stayed bridge. This bridge will link the Euboea Island to mainland Greece. The two piles have already been subjected to bearing capacity tests under axial loadings. The inclinometer measurements, taken during the present tests, yielded, in particular, the deformed shape of the piles as well as the bending moments. Conclusions could be drawn for the final design of the pile foundation with respect to horizontal loadings. Furthermore, various calculation methods using p–y reaction curves for cohesionless soils have been checked: the Ménard pressuremeter method, the method of the American Petroleum Institute recommendations, and the Standard penetration test method of Christoulas. These pile tests show that simple measurements, taken on construction sites, can yield interesting results on the actual behaviour of horizontally loaded piles. Key words : pile, horizontal loading, full-scale test, horizontal loads, bending moment, subgrade reaction modulus, p–y curve, cohesionless soil, Standard penetration test, pressuremeter test.

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