scholarly journals 3D Numerical Modeling of Pile Group Responses to Excavation-Induced Stress Release in Silty Clay

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2577-2584
Author(s):  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
A. S. Brohi ◽  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
D. K. Bangwar ◽  
S. A. Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Silty Clay ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Stress Release ◽  
3D Numerical Modeling ◽  
Hypoplastic Model ◽  
Induced Stress

Development of underground transportation systems consists of tunnels, basement construction excavations and cut and cover tunnels which may encounter existing pile groups during their construction. Since many previous studies mainly focus on the effects of excavations on single piles, settlement and load transfer mechanism of a pile group subjected to excavation-induced stress release are not well investigated and understood. To address these two issues, three-dimensional coupled-consolidation numerical analysis is conducted by using a hypoplastic model which takes small-strain stiffness into account. A non-linear pile group settlement was induced. This may be attributed to reduction of shaft resistance due to excavation induced stress release, the pile had to settle substantially to further mobilise end-bearing. Compared to the Sp of the pile group, induced settlement of the single pile is larger with similar settlement characteristics. Due to the additional settlement of the pile group, factor of safety for the pile group can be regarded as decreasing from 3.0 to 1.4, based on a displacement-based failure load criterion. Owing to non-uniform stress release, pile group tilted towards the excavation with value of 0.14%. Due to excavation-induced stress release and dragload, head load of rear piles was reduced and transferred to rear piles. This load transfer can increase the axial force in front piles by 94%.

Dynamic analysis of laterally loaded pile groups in sand and clay

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1358-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser E Mostafa ◽  
M Hesham El Naggar
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Loading ◽  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Nonlinear Behaviour ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Pile Head

Pile foundations supporting bridge piers, offshore platforms, and marine structures are required to resist not only static loading but also lateral dynamic loading. The static p–y curves are widely used to relate pile deflections to nonlinear soil reactions. The p-multiplier concept is used to account for the group effect by relating the load transfer curves of a pile in a group to the load transfer curves of a single pile. Some studies have examined the validity of the p-multiplier concept for the static and cyclic loading cases. However, the concept of the p-multiplier has not yet been considered for the dynamic loading case, and hence it is undertaken in the current study. An analysis of the dynamic lateral response of pile groups is described. The proposed analysis incorporates the static p–y curve approach and the plane strain assumptions to represent the soil reactions within the framework of a Winkler model. The model accounts for the nonlinear behaviour of the soil, the energy dissipation through the soil, and the pile group effect. The model was validated by analyzing the response of pile groups subjected to lateral Statnamic loading and comparing the results with field measured values. An intensive parametric study was performed employing the proposed analysis, and the results were used to establish dynamic soil reactions for single piles and pile groups for different types of sand and clay under harmonic loading with varying frequencies applied at the pile head. "Dynamic" p-multipliers were established to relate the dynamic load transfer curves of a pile in a group to the dynamic load transfer curves for a single pile. The dynamic p-multipliers were found to vary with the spacing between piles, soil type, peak amplitude of loading, and the angle between the line connecting any two piles and the direction of loading. The study indicated the effect of pile material and geometry, pile installation method, and pile head conditions on the p-multipliers. The calculated p-multipliers compared well with p-multipliers back-calculated from full scale field tests.Key words: lateral, transient loading, nonlinear, pile–soil–pile interaction, p–y curves, Statnamic.

scholarly journals Single Pile Settlement and Load Transfer Mechanism due to Excavation in Silty Clay

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2485-2492 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
K. F. Memon ◽  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
A. Memon ◽  
M. A. Keerio
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Ground Movement ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Silty Clay ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Load Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Pile Settlement

In densely built areas, development of underground transportation system often involves excavations for basement construction and cut-and-cover tunnels which are sometimes inevitable to be constructed adjacent to existing piled foundations. In order to gain new insights into single pile responses (i.e. settlement and load transfer mechanism) to an adjacent excavation in saturated silty clay, a three-dimensional coupled- consolidation numerical analysis is conducted in this study. An advanced hypoplasticity (clay) constitutive model with small-strain stiffness was adopted. A linear increase in pile settlement was observed due to excavation-induced stress release. This is because part of the pile is placed within the boundaries of a major influence zone due to excavation-induced ground movement. Based on a settlement criterion, apparent loss of pile‘s capacity is 14%. A maximum bending moment of about 350 kNm is induced in the pile with the maximum deflection of 28 mm. In addition, mobilisation of shear strength at the pile-soil interface was found to be a key factor governing pile-soil-excavation interaction. During excavation, a downward load-transfer mechanism in the piles can be identified.

scholarly journals Large-scale model tests of a single pile and two-pile groups for an offshore platform in sand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aligi Foglia ◽  
Khalid Abdel-Rahman ◽  
Elmar Wisotzki ◽  
Tulio Quiroz ◽  
Martin Achmus
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Group Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale Model ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
The Given

Estimating pile group efficiency for open-ended steel piles in small group arrangements is a challenging task for designers. This paper reports on the large-scale experimental campaign performed for the BorWin gamma offshore converter platform, which involved single piles and two-pile group systems on a scale of 1:10. The experimental works included installation, dynamic end-of-driving tests, dynamic restrike tests, and static load tests of a single pile and a pair of two-pile groups in densely compacted, artificially prepared homogeneous sand. The CPT profiles and the blow counts confirmed that the foundation systems are comparable to each other. The experimental results of the single pile system were compared with conventional design methods. Such comparison indicated that CPT-based methods and load-transfer methods are applicable at the considered model scale. The bearing capacity prediction obtained via the CAPWAP method is conservative with respect to the static capacity. A consistent setup effect can be detected by analyzing the complete dynamic loading session. The pile group efficiency for the given foundation system was found to be less than 1.0 at both very small and very large soil strains, while it equaled 1.0 at failure.

scholarly journals A Parametric Study of Effect On Single Pile Integrity Due to An Adjacent Excavation Induced Stress Release in Soft Clay

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 3189-3193 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Mangnejo ◽  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
N. Mangi ◽  
I. A. Halepoto ◽  
I. A. Dahri
Keyword(s):  
Soft Clay ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Stress Release ◽  
Pile Shaft ◽  
Induced Stress ◽  
Parametric Studies ◽  
Pile Settlement ◽  
Pile Integrity

To gain new insights into single pile responses to adjacent excavations in soft ground, numerical parametric studies are carried out. An advanced hypoplastic (clay) constitutive model which takes account of small-strain stiffness is adopted. The effects of excavation depths (i.e. formation level) relative to pile were investigated by simulating the excavation near the pile shaft (i.e., He/Lp=0.67), next to (He/Lp=1.00) and below the pile toe (He/Lp=1.33). Among the three cases, the excavation in case of He/Lp=1.33 resulted in the largest pile settlement (i.e. 7.6%dp). On the other hand, the largest pile bending moment was induced in case of He/Lp=0.67.

scholarly journals FLOATING RAFT-PILE FOUNDATIONS ANALYSIS USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Helmy Darjanto
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Pile Foundation ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Constitutive Law ◽  
Pile Foundations ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Foundation Soil

The numerical simulation of raft-pile foundations subjected to vertical load is presented in this paper. For comparison study, numerical models of single raft and pile groups are completed. The numerical models are adopting the elastic constitutive law for the materials. The stresses and vertical displacement of the models are observed. The behaviour of the raft-pile foundation compared to the pile-group is then investigated. The results using the same external load show that the raft-pile foundation has smallest displacement compared to the others. In terms of stresses, the raft shows contribution of the load transfer to the underneath soil as well as the piles. Moreover, the behaviour of the raft-pile system appears to be a combination of the pile-group and the single raft. In order to estimate the bearing capacity of the raft-pile system, it is suggested that the contribution of the raft should be included in addition of the piles’. Keywords: raft-pile foundation, soil-structure interaction, floating foundation

An experimental study of the interaction of vertically loaded pile groups in sand

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1485-1493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Hyung Lee ◽  
Choong-Ki Chung
Keyword(s):  
Model Test ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Pile Installation ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
Design Factors

The interactions among closely located piles and a cap in a pile group are complex. The current design practice for vertically loaded pile groups roughly estimates their overall behavior and generally yields conservative estimations of the group capacity. For a proper pile group design, factors such as the interaction among piles, the interaction between cap and piles, and the influence of pile installation method all need to be considered. This paper presents the results of the model test, which can be used to better understand the interactions of vertically loaded pile groups in granular soil. Load tests were carried out on the following: an isolated single pile, single-loaded center piles in groups, a footing without any piling, free standing pile groups, and piled footings. The influences of pile driving and the interactions among bearing components on load–settlement and load transfer characteristics of piles and on the bearing behavior of a cap in a group are investigated separately by comparing their respective test results. The favorable interaction effects that increase pile capacities are identified.Key words: pile group, pile installation, interaction, model test, free standing, piled footing.

scholarly journals Experimental testing of a full-scale of group efficiency in multiple soil layers

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
Le Thiet Trung ◽  
Duong Diep Thuy ◽  
Pham Viet Anh
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
In Situ Tests ◽  
Group Efficiency ◽  
Pile Group Effect

Results of in-situ tests showed that the performance of single isolated piles and individual piles within a group is largely different. When piles are arranged in a group, the interaction between piles and the foundation depends on the pile arrangement and the pile group effect. To date, studies on the pile group effect in Vietnam have been limited to reduced-scale laboratory testing or static load testing where piles are installed into homogeneous sandy or clayey foundation. This paper presents in situ tests which were performed on both single piles and pile groups, loaded to failure, with the aim of studying the pile group effect of piles embedded in multi-layered foundation. Strain gauges were installed along the shaft of 10 m long steel pipe piles, with a diameter of 143 mm. The influence of loose sand layers on the group effect in case of friction piles was evaluated. The experimental results indicated that the influence of sand layers was evident, and the group factor was calculated to be 1.237. Keywords: group efficiency; pile groups; axial capacity; load transfer.

scholarly journals 3D Centrifuge Modeling of the Effect of Twin Tunneling to an Existing Pile Group

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2030-2040
Author(s):  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
M. A. Keerio ◽  
M. A. Soomro ◽  
D. K. Bangwar
Keyword(s):  
Axial Force ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Centrifuge Modeling ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Moment Capacity ◽  
Centrifuge Tests

In densely built urban areas, it is inevitable that tunnels will be constructed near existing pile groups. The bearing capacity of a pile group depends on shear stress along the soil-pile interface and normal stress underneath the pile toe while the two would be adversely affected by the unloading process of tunneling. Although extensive studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of tunnel construction on existing single piles, the influence of twin tunnel advancement on an existing pile group is merely reported in the literature. In this study, a series of three-dimensional centrifuge tests were carried out to investigate the response of an existing pile group under working load subjected to twin tunneling at various locations in dry Toyoura sand. In each twin tunneling test, the first tunnel is constructed near the mid-depth of the pile shaft, while the second tunnel is subsequently constructed either next to, below or right underneath the pile toe (Tests G_ST, G_SB and G_SU, respectively). Among the three tests, the 2nd tunnel excavated near the pile toe (Test G_ST) results in the smallest settlement but the largest transverse tilting (0.2%) of pile group. Significant bending moment was induced at the pile head (1.4 times of its bending moment capacity) due to the 2nd tunnel T. On the contrary, tunneling right underneath the toe of pile (i.e., Test G_SU) results in the smallest tilting but largest settlement of the pile group (4.6% of pile diameter) and incremental mobilisation of shaft resistance (13%). Due to stress release by the twin tunneling, the axial force taken by the front piles close to tunnels was reduced and partially transferred to the rear piles. This load transfer can increase the axial force in rear piles by 24%.

Geometrical effects on the load transfer mechanism of pile groups: three-dimensional numerical analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaru Lv ◽  
Dongdong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Load Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Side Resistance ◽  
Geometrical Effects

This paper investigates geometrical effects on the load transfer mechanism of off-ground capped pile groups subjected to vertical load by four three-dimensional numerical simulations, including a circular single pile, an X-shaped cross-sectional concrete (XCC) single pile, a 4 × 4 circular pile group, and a 4 × 4 XCC pile group. The ultimate bearing capacities of the XCC and circular piles within pile groups are approximately 0.86 and 0.74 times that of the XCC and circular single piles, respectively. The group efficiency of the XCC pile group is mainly improved by its side resistance. Comparing the XCC pile group to the circular pile group, the increment in side resistance is almost larger than the increment in pile perimeter, indicating that the pile geometry alters the load transfer mechanism via stress concentration and lateral stress arching. A nonuniform load distribution on piles within a capped pile group causes a bending moment along the pile shafts. The bending moment of XCC piles is smaller than that of circular piles because the raft stiffness of an XCC pile group is increased by its larger circumscribing pile diameter.

Load tests on full-scale bored pile groups

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 1293-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoliang Dai ◽  
Rodrigo Salgado ◽  
Weiming Gong ◽  
Yanbei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Interaction Coefficient ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Pile Groups ◽  
Interaction Coefficients ◽  
Bored Pile ◽  
Load Response ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
Single Piles

The interactions between closely spaced piles in a pile group are complex. Very limited experimental data are available on the loading of full-scale bored pile groups. This paper reports the results of axial static load tests of both full-scale instrumented pile groups and single piles. The load tests aimed to ascertain the influence of number, length, and spacing of the piles on pile group load response. Experiments varied in the number of piles in the group, pile spacing, type of pile groups, and pile length. All piles had a diameter of 400 mm. Two-, four-, and nine-pile groups with pile lengths of 20 and 24 m were tested. As the isolated piles and some piles in the pile groups were instrumented, the load transfer and load–settlement curves of both piles in isolation and individual instrumented piles in the groups were obtained. The interaction coefficient for each pile in the group was back-calculated from the measured data. The interaction coefficients are shown to be dependent on pile proximity, as usually assumed in elastic analyses, but also on settlement and on the size of the group.

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