scholarly journals Experimental Study on Deformation and Load Transfer Mechanisms of Symmetrical Batter Piles under Vertical Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3169
Author(s):  
Kaiyuan Liu ◽  
Chao Han ◽  
Chengshun Xu ◽  
Zhibao Nie

Under the action of vertical loading, batter piles rarely appear individually, as they undergo horizontal and vertical displacements at the same time and produce a sizeable additional bending moment. However, previous studies have mainly focused on a single batter pile, which is inconsistent with engineering practices. Although single pile tests can easily reveal its working behavior, they also ignore two important factors, namely, the internal force redistribution caused by the deformation limitation of the mirror-like pile, and the interaction between the symmetrical piles and “clamped” soil (the soil between two symmetrical piles). Therefore, this paper took symmetrical batter piles as the test object to explore the influence of the two factors on the load transfer mechanism. Moreover, the deformation mode, distribution of inertial forces, and group effect of symmetrical batter piles were also discussed. The results showed that the “clamping effect” caused by the pile deformation had a significant impact on the load transfer. Under vertical loading, the flexible symmetrical floating batter piles were the only deformation mode. Under the constraint of the cap and mirror-like batter piles, the symmetrical conformation partially compensated for the disadvantage of the additional bending moment.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2225
Author(s):  
Fu Wang ◽  
Guijun Shi ◽  
Wenbo Zhai ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
...  

The steel assembled support structure of a foundation pit can be assembled easily with high strength and recycling value. Steel’s performance is significantly affected by the surrounding temperature due to its temperature sensitivity. Here, a full-scale experiment was conducted to study the influence of temperature on the internal force and deformation of supporting structures, and a three-dimensional finite element model was established for comparative analysis. The test results showed that under the temperature effect, the deformation of the central retaining pile was composed of rigid rotation and flexural deformation, while the adjacent pile of central retaining pile only experienced flexural deformation. The stress on the retaining pile crown changed little, while more stress accumulated at the bottom. Compared with the crown beam and waist beam 2, the stress on waist beam 1 was significantly affected by the temperature and increased by about 0.70 MPa/°C. Meanwhile, the stress of the rigid panel was greatly affected by the temperature, increasing 78% and 82% when the temperature increased by 15 °C on rigid panel 1 and rigid panel 2, respectively. The comparative simulation results indicated that the bending moment and shear strength of pile 1 were markedly affected by the temperature, but pile 2 and pile 3 were basically stable. Lastly, as the temperature varied, waist beam 2 had the largest change in the deflection, followed by waist beam 1; the crown beam experienced the smallest change in the deflection.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11223
Author(s):  
Bin Hu ◽  
Jian Cai ◽  
Jiabin Ye

By using the ABAQUS finite element (FE) model, which has been verified by experiments, the deformation and internal force changes of RC columns during the impact process are investigated, and a parametric analysis is conducted under different impact kinetic energies Ek. According to the development path of the bottom bending moment-column top displacement curve under impact, the member is in a slight damage state when the curve rebounds before reaching the peak and in a moderate or severe damage state when the curve exceeds the peak, in which case the specific damage state of the member needs to be determined by examining whether there is a secondary descending stage in the curve. Accordingly, a qualitative method for evaluating the bending failure of RC column members under impact is obtained. In addition, the damage state of RC columns under impact can also be quantitatively evaluated by the ratio of the equivalent static load Feq and the ultimate static load-bearing capacity Fsu.


2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 974-979
Author(s):  
Jie Dai ◽  
Jin Di ◽  
Feng Jiang Qin ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Wen Ru Lu

For steel box girder of cable-stayed bridge, which using incremental launching method, during the launching process, structural system and boundary conditions were changing, structure mechanical behaviors were complex. It was necessary to conduct a comprehensive analysis on internal force and deformation of the whole structure during the launching process. Took a cable-stayed bridge with single tower, double cable planes and steel box girder in China as an example; finite element software MIDAS Civil 2010 was used to establish a model for steel box girder, simulation analysis of the entire incremental launching process was carried out. Variation rules and envelopes of the internal force, stress, deformation and support reaction were obtained. The result showed that: the maximum value of positive bending moment after launching complete was 60% of the maximum value of positive bending moment during the launching process. The maximum value of negative bending moment after launching complete was 78% of the maximum value of negative bending moment during the launching process.


2011 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Ying Zeng Zhu ◽  
Fei Gao ◽  
Jun Dong Kong

This paper aims at research on fundamental principles of long concrete wall cracks in basement on the basis of series basic experiments and engineering practices. Relying on typical project, we use ABAQUS finite element analysis software to conduct simulation analysis to provide evidence for integrated control of cracks. Simulation analysis results show that the reinforcement stresses has tight connections with constraint mode of structure, for instance, column side and the location connected with foundation; effective limits of boundary constraints to structure deformation and constraints of free-form deformation on long wall structure make the concentration of reinforcement stresses nearing constraint location relatively obvious; under the effects of temperature and contraction, internal force of concrete wall will be re-distributed, therefore, reinforcement stress of concrete can not directly reveal actual force distribution inside the wall, but the overall trend is close to concentrated pattern of reinforcement stress.


2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 3275-3279
Author(s):  
Xiao Na Li ◽  
Tong Chun Li ◽  
Yuan Ding

This paper takes a sluice reconstruction project as an example. The constraint internal force, the related axis force, bending moment, and shearing force at the corresponding section are solved according to the unit stress and internal force balance. Furthermore, technology of mesh auto-generation in cross-section is utilized to plot the internal force graph of the structure directly, which will provide reference for reinforcement design and make it more convenient.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 5416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Zhiying Lv ◽  
Jianwei Zhang ◽  
Jianwei Yue ◽  
Hongyu Qin ◽  
...  

The Yuanzishan landslide is an unstable slope in Langzhong County, located in northeast Sichuan province, China. The Guangyuan-Nanchong expressway passes through the front edge of the unstable slope, and subgrade excavation has resulted in slope deformation, which threatens the safety of the highway construction. Emergency landslide control requires reduction of the slope disturbance. This study aims to investigate the use of buried-boring piles as a potential method for emergency landslide control. A simplified calculation method was used for the design of the buried-boring piles, according to the limit equilibrium of the soil and the elastic foundation coefficient method. The measured internal force changes of the pile were compared, in order to determine the distribution coefficients of the driving force. A relationship between the driving force of the shared pile ratio and the buried depth ratios was then established. Furthermore, a variety of factors affecting the internal forces of the buried-boring pile and the lateral reaction of the soil were also studied. The results revealed that (1) there was a quadratic relationship between the driving force of the pile-shared ratio and the sliding depth ratios; (2) the maximum bending moment of the pile increased with an increase in the sliding depth ratio of the pile, following a power law relationship; (3) increasing the buried depth of the pile head reduced the influence of the pile diameter on the maximum internal forces; (4) increasing the pile diameter decreased the maximum lateral reaction of the soil. The buried-boring piles can be used in similarly unstable regions for emergency control of deforming slopes.


Author(s):  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Jian-hua Wu ◽  
Tian Li ◽  
Zi-qian Zhao ◽  
Guo-dong Yin

The influence of braking on dynamic stability of a car-trailer combination (CTC) is studied in this paper. The braking is simply modeled and integrated into a single-track model (STM) with a single-axle trailer. On this basis, some fundamentals and analysis results related to system dynamic stability are given through simulation. Furthermore, it is found that the axle load transfer and braking force distribution have a great influence on system dynamic stability. In order to further analyze the influence of these two factors, both of the braking force distribution and the pitch motion are considered in the modeling. Finally, the ideal braking force distribution domain is proposed. Results can be adopted to explain the experimental phenomenon and serve as a guideline for the differential braking strategy in stability control of the CTC.


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.


2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1224-1241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Hui Chiang ◽  
Chung-Jung Lee

The responses of single piles under various working loads to nearby tunneling were investigated using centrifuge model tests. First, the tunneling-induced soil movements and the tunnel stability in saturated sandy ground were examined. Two instrumented piles with penetration depths of 27 m were located either side of, and at various distances from, tunnels embedded at depths with various cover-to-diameter ratios, and used to measure the bending moments and axial forces at various depths for various ground loss ratios during tunneling simulations. The test results show that in the case of shallow tunneling near a long pile the unit skin frictions on the pile from the tunnel axis to an elevation of 1.5 tunnel diameters above the tunnel axis rapidly decrease with increases in the ground loss ratio. A significant degradation of the end bearing capacity results in a large settlement of the pile if the pile tip is near the tunnel. The depth ratio was found to be a significant influence on the bending moment profiles along the piles, but both the depth ratio and the working loads on the pile head determine the axial load profile and the pile settlement. A mechanism for pile load transfer during new tunneling is proposed to enable construction engineers to prevent structure failure in piles and excessive pile settlement.


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