scholarly journals Thrust and bending moment of rigid piles subjected to moving soil

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dong Guo ◽  
H. Y. Qin
Keyword(s):  
Current Model ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Model Pile ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement ◽  
Laterally Loaded ◽  
The Given ◽  
Maximum Thrust

An experimental apparatus was developed to investigate the behaviour of vertically loaded free-head piles in sand undergoing lateral soil movement (wf). A large number of tests have been conducted to date. Presented here are 14 typical model pile tests concerning two diameters, two vertical pile loading levels, and varying sliding depths with the movement wf driven by a triangular loading block. Results are provided for driving force as well as for induced shear force (T), bending moment (M), and deflection ( y) along the piles with wf / normalized sliding depth. The tests enable simple expressions to be proposed, drawn from the theory for a laterally loaded pile. The new expressions well capture the evolution of M, T, and y with soil movement observed in current model tests, and the three to five times difference in maximum bending moment (Mmax) from the two modes of loading. They further offer a good estimate of Mmax for eight in situ pile tests and one centrifuge test pile. The study quantifies the sliding resistance offered by a pile for the given wf profiles, pile location (relative to the boundary), and vertical load. It establishes the linear correlation between the maximum thrust (resistance T) and Mmax, regardless of the magnitudes of wf.

scholarly journals Nonlinear response of laterally loaded rigid piles in sliding soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 903-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Response ◽  
Unit Length ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Lateral Spreading ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Passive Piles ◽  
Pile Deflection ◽  
Laterally Loaded ◽  
Sliding Soil

This paper proposes a new, integrated two-layer model to capture nonlinear response of rotationally restrained laterally loaded rigid piles subjected to soil movement (sliding soil, or lateral spreading). First, typical pile response from model tests (using an inverse triangular loading profile) is presented, which includes profiles of ultimate on-pile force per unit length at typical sliding depths, and the evolution of pile deflection, rotation, and bending moment with soil movement. Second, a new model and closed-form expressions are developed for rotationally restrained passive piles in two-layer soil, subjected to various movement profiles. Third, the solutions are used to examine the impact of the rotational restraint on nonlinear response of bending moment, shear force, on-pile force per unit length, and pile deflection. Finally, they are compared with measured response of model piles in sliding soil, or subjected to lateral spreading, and that of an in situ test pile in moving soil. The study indicates the following: (i) nonlinear response of rigid passive piles is owing to elastic pile–soil interaction with a progressive increase in sliding depth, whether in sliding soil or subjected to lateral spreading; (ii) theoretical solutions for a uniform movement can be used to model other soil movement profiles upon using a modification factor in the movement and its depth; and (iii) a triangular and a uniform pressure profile on piles are theoretically deduced along lightly head-restrained, floating-base piles, and restrained-base piles, respectively, once subjected to lateral spreading. Nonlinear response of an in situ test pile in sliding soil and a model pile subjected to lateral spreading is elaborated to highlight the use and the advantages of the proposed solutions, along with the ranges of four design parameters deduced from 10 test piles.

Effect of consolidation on responses of a single pile subjected to lateral soil movement

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 769-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.Z. Wang ◽  
K.X. Chen ◽  
Y. Hong ◽  
C.W.W. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Soft Clay ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Coefficient Of Consolidation ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Centrifuge Tests ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement ◽  
Pile Response ◽  
Pile Length

Given extensive research carried out to study pile response subjected to lateral soil movement in clay, the effect of consolidation on the pile–soil interaction is rarely considered and systematically investigated. For this reason, four centrifuge tests were conducted to simulate construction of embankment adjacent to existing single piles in soft clay, considering two typical drainage conditions (i.e., drained and undrained conditions) and two typical pile lengths (i.e., relatively long pile and short pile). The centrifuge tests were then back-analyzed by three-dimensional coupled-consolidation finite element analyses. Based on reasonable agreements between the two, numerical parametric studies were conducted to systematically investigate and quantify the influence of construction rate and pile length on pile response. It is revealed that by varying drainage conditions, the piles respond distinctively. When the embankment is completed within a relatively short period (cvt/d2 < 2, where cv, t, and d denote the coefficient of consolidation, construction period, and pile diameter, respectively), the pile located adjacent to it deforms laterally away from the embankment. Induced lateral pile deflection (δ) and bending moment reduce with construction period. On the contrary, embankment constructed within a relatively long period (cvt/d2 > 200) leads the pile to deform laterally towards the embankment, with δ and bending moment increases with construction period. By halving the length of pile embedded in the drained ground, the maximum induced bending moment (BMmax) was slightly reduced (by 23%). On the other hand, shortening the length of the pile in the undrained ground is much more effective in reducing BMmax, i.e., halving pile length resulting in 78% reduction in bending moment. A new calculation chart, which takes various drainage conditions and pile lengths into account, was developed for estimation of BMmax.

Enhanced analysis of pile flexural behavior due to installation of adjacent pile

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 705-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kee Kiat Tho ◽  
Zongrui Chen ◽  
Chun Fai Leung ◽  
Yean Khow Chow
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Free Field ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Element Approach ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement

The installation of piles causes lateral soil movements which will induce additional lateral loading on adjacent existing piles. A simplified two-stage approach is conventionally adopted to quantify the installation effect on an adjacent pile. The first stage involves estimating the free-field lateral soil movement profile due to the pile installation process, and this is then applied as input to a pile–soil interaction analysis in the second stage. Such an approach is computationally efficient, but its efficacy has not been rigorously assessed due to the lack of reliable rigorous reference solutions. In this study, the Eulerian finite element approach is applied to obtain rigorous reference solutions for the response of an existing pile due to the installation of an adjacent pile. The efficacy of the two-stage approach is then evaluated against these reference solutions. It is found that the bending moment profiles generated using the simplified two-stage approach deviate significantly from the reference solutions. The shortcomings of the existing two-stage approach are identified, and an improved analysis method denoted as the Enhanced Multi-Stage Approach is proposed and validated in this paper. The results based on the Enhanced Multi-Stage Approach are found to be in good agreement with the more rigorous reference solutions.

Effect of Earthquake Induced Lateral Soil Movement On Pile Behavior

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-90
Author(s):  
K. Muthukkumaran ◽  
I.P. Subha
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Lateral Spreading ◽  
Ground Failure ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Margin Of Safety ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement

One of the most common causes of ground failure during earthquakes is the liquefaction phenomenon, which produces severe damage to property. Although methods are available for seismic analysis of pile foundations, most of them consider soil to be an elastic material. Collapse of piled foundations in liquefiable areas has been observed in most recent strong earthquakes despite the fact that a large margin of safety is employed in their design. Lateral spreading of gently-sloping deposits of liquefiable sand is a cause of much damage in earthquakes, reportedly more than any other form of liquefaction-induced ground failure. The present investigation finds the effect of earthquake induced lateral soil movement on lateral pile capacity. Parametric study is carried out on the same model by changing the ground surface to different slopes on the top of the non liquefiable layer and by changing the length of the pile in the bottom layer of the non liquefiable layer. The paper focuses on the behaviour of pile under lateral soil movement due to earthquake. The bending moment and displacement behaviour of pile is studied in detail for different slope conditions.

Pile response due to unsupported excavation-induced lateral soil movement

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
H G Poulos ◽  
L T Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement ◽  
Clay Layers ◽  
Stage Analysis ◽  
Pile Response ◽  
Element Method

In this paper, a two-stage analysis involving the finite element method and the boundary element method is used to study pile response due to excavtion-induced lateral soil movements, focusing on unsupported excavations in clay layers. It is shown that the pile response in this case is different from that caused by excavations which are braced. Design charts for estimating pile bending moments and deflections are presented for free-head single piles, and these may be used in practice for assessing the behaviour of existing piles due to the excavation. However, proper account should be taken of the pile head condition, which has been found to have a major effect on the pile bending moment. The application of the charts is demonstrated via a study of a published case history. Comparisons are presented between measured pile behaviour and that predicted both from the chart solutions and the computer analyses, and reasonably good agreement is found between them. Key words: analysis, boundary element, excavation, finite element, pile, soil, movement.

scholarly journals Model Tests on Single Piles Subjected to Lateral Soil Movement

1995 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.G. Poulos ◽  
L.T. Chen ◽  
T.S. Hull
Keyword(s):  
Model Tests ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Single Piles ◽  
Lateral Soil Movement

Abstract 426: Laminin Downregulation Facilitates Cardiomyocyte Coupling in situ to Increase Contractile Function

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayla Sessions ◽  
Gaurav Kaushik ◽  
Adam Engler
Keyword(s):  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Contractile Function ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Muscle Physiology ◽  
Heart Tube ◽  
Age Related ◽  
New Evidence

Aging is associated with extensive remodeling of the heart, including basement membrane extracellular matrix (ECM) components that surround cardiomyocytes. Remodeling is thought to contribute to impaired cardiac mechanotransduction, but the contribution of specific basement membrane ECM components to age-related cardiac remodeling is unclear, owing to current model systems being complex and slow to age. To investigate the effect of basement membrane remodeling on mechanical function in genetically tractable, rapidly aging, and simple model organisms, we employed Drosophila melanogaster, which has a simple trilayered heart tube composed of only basement membrane ECM. We observed differential regulation of collagens between laboratory Drosophila strains , i.e. yellow-white ( yw ) and white-1118 ( w 1118 ), leading to changes in muscle physiology, which were linked to severity of dysfunction with age. Therefore, we sought to understand the extent to which basement membrane ECM modulates lateral cardiomyocyte coupling and contractile function during aging. Cardiac-restricted knockdown of ECM genes Pericardin , Laminin A , and Viking in Drosophila prevented age-associated heart tube restriction and increased contractility, even under viscous load. Most notably, reduction of Laminin A expression decreased levels of other genes that co-assemble in ECM, leading to overall preservation of contractile velocity and extension of median organismal lifespan by 3 weeks or 39%. These data provide new evidence of a direct link between basement membrane ECM homeostasis, contractility, and maintenance of lifespan.

scholarly journals Experimental observation on laterally loaded pile in unsaturated silty soil

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1545-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.M. Lalicata ◽  
A. Desideri ◽  
F. Casini ◽  
L. Thorel
Keyword(s):  
Water Table ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Partial Saturation ◽  
Laterally Loaded Piles ◽  
Silty Soil ◽  
Centrifuge Tests ◽  
Surface Data ◽  
Laterally Loaded

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effects of soil partial saturation on the behaviour of laterally loaded piles. The proposed study was conducted by means of centrifuge tests at 100g, where a single vertical pile was subjected to a combination of static horizontal load and bending moment. The study was conducted on a silty soil characterized with laboratory testing under saturated and unsaturated conditions. During flight, two different positions of water table were explored. The influence of density was investigated by compacting the sample with two different void ratios. Finally, the effects of a variation of saturation degree on the pile response under loading were studied by raising the water table to the ground surface. Data interpretation allows drawing different considerations on the effects of partial saturation on the behaviour of laterally loaded piles. As expected, compared to saturated soils, partial saturation always leads to a stiffer and resistant response of the system. However, the depth of the maximum bending moment is related to the position of the water table and the bounding effects induced by partial saturation appear to be more important for loose soils.

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