Author:
Zhao Xiaolin,Melentijevic Svetlana,Shen Yupeng,Sun Zengkui,Wang Kaiyuan,Xu Jincui,Li Zhiqiang
Abstract
AbstractTo address the design challenge of the rock-socketed piles posed by the void located below the pile tip, the physical laboratory model tests were designed and performed to simulate rock socketed piles using similar materials. The study investigates the behavior of the single pile under axial loading with the void located at varying distances from the pile tip. Through multi-level load tests, the variations of unit pile side friction, pile tip resistance, pile axial force and pile settlement are obtained for different positions of the void from the pile tip, as well as after grouting. Its comparison to the rock-socketed pile without void is performed as a reference to quantify the reduction in its bearing capacity. The results are presented in the form of graphs for different void positions and its grouting shows the influence on pile bearing capacity and emphasizes the importance of its detailed cautious investigation and introduction in the analysis. The 2D finite element modeling of the model pile-the void based on ABAQUS is performed to further investigate the influence of the void below pile tip on the bearing capacity of model pile, applying the Mohr Coulomb model as the constitutive model of rock mass behavior. The critical distance of the void below the pile tip is determined.
Funder
The scholarship of China Scholarship Council for the research stay of the first author at UCM
Basic scientific research business expenses of Beijing Jiaotong University
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Basic operating expense of universities
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC