Physical modeling of behaviors of cast-in-place concrete piled raft compared to free-standing pile group in sand

Similar to free-standing pile groups, piled raft foundations are conventionally designed in which the piles carry the total load of structure and the raft bearing capacity is not taken into account. Numerous studies indicated that this method is too conservative. Only when the pile cap is elevated from the ground level,the raft bearing contribution can be neglected. In a piled raft foundation, pileesoileraft interaction is complicated. Although several numerical studies have been carried out to analyze the behaviors of piled raft foundations, very few experimental studies are reported in the literature. The available laboratory studies mainly focused on steel piles. The present study aims to compare the behaviors of piled raft foundations with free-standing pile groups in sand, using laboratory physical models. Cast-in-place concrete piles and concrete raft are used for the tests. The tests are conducted on single pile, single pile in pile group, unpiled raft, free-standing pile group and piled raft foundation. We examine the effects of the number of piles, the pile installation method and the interaction between different components of foundation. The results indicate that the ultimate bearing capacity of the piled raft foundation is considerably higher than that of the free-standing pile group with the same number of piles. With installation of the single pile in the group, the pile bearing capacity and stiffness increase. Installation of the piles beneath the raft decreases the bearing capacity of the raft. When the raft bearing capacity is not included in the design process, the allowable bearing capacity of the piled raft is underestimated by more than 200%. This deviation intensifies with increasing spacing of the piles.

Field study of plastic tube cast-in-place concrete pile

The compositions, technical principles and construction equipments of a new piling method used for ground improvement plastic tube cast-in-place concrete pile were introduced. The results from static load tests on single piles with different forms of pile shoes and on their composite foundations were analyzed. The distribution patterns of axial force, shaft friction and toe resistance were studied based on the measurements taken from buried strain gauges. From the point of engineering application, the pile has merits in convenient quality control, high bearing capacity and reliable quality, showing higher reasonability, advancement and suitability than other ground improvement methods. The pile can be adopted properly to take place of ordinary ground improvement method, achieving greater economical and social benefits.

Design and construction of high and large span cast-in-place reinforced concrete cantilever flowering frame beam

The high and large span cast-in-place reinforced concrete cantilever structure of the office building of some court, which is located I-steel at the cantilever and used steel pipe scaffold as the support, has guaranteed the frame body and structure security by the frame body calculating, on-site test and reasonable construction order.

Experimental and analytical studies on the vibration serviceability of long-span prestressed concrete floor

An extensive experimental and theoretical research study was undertaken to study the vibration serviceability of a long-span prestressed concrete floor system to be used in the lounge of a major airport.Specifically,jumping impact tests were carried out to obtain the floor’s modal parameters,followed by an analysis of the distribution of peak accelerations.Running tests were also performed to capture the acceleration responses.The prestressed concrete floor was found to have a low fundamental natural frequency（≈8.86 Hz）corresponding to the average modal damping ratio of≈2.17%.A coefficients plate with simply-supported edges.The calculated analytical results（natural frequencies and root-mean-square acceleration）agree well with the experimental ones.The analytical approach is thus validated.

Experimental study on mechanical property of stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe cast-in place reinforced concrete girderless floor

Stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe cast-in place reinforced concrete girderless floor is a new-style hollow girderless floor system. Model experimental researches of simply-supported floor and four-corners bearing floor have been done on this new kind of floor system in this paper. The experiment results show that the floor system has good mechanical property such as high bearing capacity, big rigidity and good tensility. A theoretical method is presented in this paper that the stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe girderless floor can be analyzed by being converted equivalently to orthotropic solid slab. It is indicated that the method is correct and reasonable according to the contrast between theoretical calculated results and experimental measured results. The theoretical results coincide with the measured results well.

Applications and Prospects of Fiber Reinforced Concrete in Industrial Floors

Upon the view of this work, industrial floor is a vital structure due to its relation to quality of production, labor comfort, and human health. Flooring costs may reach 20% of single-story building construction expenditure, and the consumption of concrete for floors may come to 40% - 50% of the total size of concrete. Thereby, the efficient design of floor will reduce materials consumption and labor, and will increase the endurance of the floor. Fiber reinforcement reduces the thickness of the subfloor about 20% - 30%, hence enabling to reduce the consumption of cement and fillers. The use of fiber meshes will enable to save 30% - 40% of steel. Despite the flexible use of fiber in concrete reinforcement saves effort and money, still fiber reinforced concrete is lacking additional regulations in Jordan.

Field observation of the thermal disturbance and freezeback processes of cast-in-place pile foundations in warm permafrost regions

The bearing capacity of pile foundations is affected by the temperature of the frozen soil around pile foundations.The construction process and the hydration heat of cast-in-place(CIP)pile foundations affect the thermal stability of permafrost.In this paper,temperature data from inside multiple CIP piles,borehole observations of ground thermal status adjacent to the foundations and local weather stations were monitored in warm permafrost regions to study the thermal influence process of CIP pile foundations.The following conclusions are drawn from the field observation data.(1)The early temperature change process of different CIP piles is different,and the differences gradually diminish over time.(2)The initial concrete temperature is linearly related with the air temperature,net radiation and wind speed within 1 h before the completion of concrete pouring;the contributions of the air temperature,net radiation,and wind speed to the initial concrete temperature are 51.9%,20.3%and 27.9%,respectively.(3)The outer boundary of the thermal disturbance annulus is approximately 2 m away from the pile center.It took more than 224 days for the soil around the CIP piles to return to the natural permafrost temperature at the study site.

Seismic Enhancement of Existing Buildings by Means of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Diaphragms

Floor diaphragms may provide an effective solution for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings. Unfortunately, diaphragms are usually not present in historical building with wooden floors but often they are non present even in old R/C buildings where floors were made without shear reinforcement. A possible strengthening technique could be based on the application of a thin concrete plate reintbrced with a welded mesh. In order to reduce the thickness of the plate, some suitable solutions may be obtained by using Fiber Reinforced Concrete （FRC） since the minimum concrete cover is no longer required because the reinforcement （fibers） is spread all over the concrete matrix. The adoption of FRC floor diaphragms is proposed and discussed in this paper; the early results from a preliminary numerical study are analyzed in order to asses the feasibility of this new strengthening technique and better organize an experimental program that is currently in progress.

Influence of the penetration of adjacent X-section cast-in-place concrete(XCC)pile on the existing XCC pile in sand

A series of small-scale 1g X-section cast-in-place concrete(XCC)pile-penetration model tests were conducted to study the effects of soil density and pile geometry on the lateral responses of an existing pile and the variations in surrounding soil stress.The results showed that the bending patterns of existing XCC piles varied with penetration depth.The lateral response of the existing pile was sensitive to the change in relative density and pile geometry.For example,the bending moment of the existing pile increased along with these parameters.The development of the radial stressσ′r/σ′v0 of the soil around an existing pile showed different trends at various depths during the penetration of the adjacent pile.Moreover,the change in radial stress during the penetration of the XCC pile did not exhibit the“h/R effect”that was observed in the free-field soil,due to the shielding effect of the existing piles.The peak value of radial stressσ′r_max/σ′v0 decreased exponentially as the radial distance r/R increased.The attenuation ofσ′r_max/σ′v0 with r/R in the loose sand was faster than in the medium-dense or dense sands.Theσ′r_max/σ′v0 at the same soil location increased with the cross-section geometry parameter.

Bending Stiffness of Truss-Reinforced Steel-Concrete Composite Beams

This paper is concerned with a special steel-concrete composite beam in which the resisting system is a truss structure whose bottom chord is made of a steel plate supporting the precast floor system. This system works in two distinct phases with two different resisting mechanisms: during the construction phase, the truss structure bears the precast floor system and the resisting system is that of a simply supported steel truss;once the concrete has hardened, the truss structure becomes the reinforcing element of a steel-concrete composite beam, where it is also in a pre-stressed condition due to the loads carried before the hardening of concrete. Within this framework, the effects of the diagonal bars on the bending stiffness of this composite beam are investigated. First, a closed-form solution for the evaluation of the equivalent bending stiffness is derived. Subsequently, the influence of geometrical and mechanical characteristics of shear reinforcement is studied. Finally, results obtained from parametric and numerical analyses are discussed.

RC框架梁端负弯矩纵筋部分置于梁侧楼板对性能的影响及构造问题分析

为适应建筑多功能、大跨度、重荷载、高抗震的发展要求,框架梁端部负弯矩纵筋配筋率通常较高,节点区钢筋过于密集,混凝土施工质量不易保证,对结构综合性能有不利影响。先对梁端负弯矩纵筋部分设置于梁侧楼板内(简称APNRFS)的布筋方式进行阐述,然后基于试验结果分析探讨了该配筋方式对结构性能带来的变化及相关构造问题。研究表明:梁端采用APNRFS布筋方式一般不会降低框架梁的承载力;梁端的弯曲变形能力和结构抗震性能有一定提高;移至板内的梁负筋布置宽度宜小于有效翼缘宽度范围;移至板内的梁端负筋宜同时兼作楼板负筋;横向分布筋参与受力,设计中应适当增配。

基于振动分析的钢筋桁架混凝土楼板等效计算模型研究

利用数值模拟对钢筋桁架混凝土楼板进行振动特性分析时,建立实体模型较为繁琐,特别是针对大跨度楼盖结构,实体模型单元数目众多,给有限元分析带来困难。为了简化建模过程,采用刚度等效的原则提出了建立等效简易模型的新方法,分别建立了钢筋桁架混凝土单向板的各向同性等效模型和双向板的各向同性等效模型,将有限元模拟结果和楼板试验结果对比分析,验证等效模型的可行性。结果表明:两种模型求得的结果具有很好的一致性,各向同性等效模型能完全满足精度需求;使用各向同性等效模型求解所需的计算时间仅为三维实体模型的1%左右,大大节省计算资源和提高建模效率。

上海地铁运营车站出入口底板改造防水技术探讨

上海地铁运营线网中,有为数不少的车站出入口缺少下行自动扶梯,根据相关部门要求,上海地铁已开展了一部分出入口的加装扶梯改造,并计划未来几年覆盖全网;加装扶梯过程中,有部分出入口需要局部开挖结构底板增设扶梯基坑,施工风险较大。以此类涉及出入口改造项目为例,介绍运营车站出入口底板改造中的防水关键技术,以期为今后同类型改造项目的防水设计提供借鉴。

装配式蒸压加气混凝土底板叠合楼板力学性能研究

提出了一种装配式蒸压加气混凝土(AAC)底板叠合楼板,该叠合楼板采用带凹槽的预制AAC板作为底板,在凹槽中布设肋梁钢筋,再现浇混凝土形成。通过静力试验和数值模拟研究了该叠合楼板的破坏机理、裂缝分布、承载能力、变形能力和整体工作性能,分析了跨度、配筋率和构造形式等因素对楼板力学性能的影响。对该叠合楼板进行数值分析,验证了有限元模型的合理性。结果表明:叠合楼板试件的破坏形态分为受压混凝土压碎和底板裂缝超限;预制AAC板侧开槽的构造形式能提高楼板的整体工作性能;试件的延性均值在2.5左右,具有较好的变形能力,且试件开裂后刚度变化不大;预制底板配筋率对叠合楼板的极限承载力和刚度影响显著,提高底板的配筋率可以明显提高叠合楼板的承载力和刚度。最后提出了装配式AAC叠合楼板的设计方法。

基于实测数据和灰度模型的船闸底板混凝土温度变化预测

船闸底板冬季施工时环境温度较低,大体积混凝土内外温差较大,在底板冬季温升过程中,温差超限的问题突出,养护不当极易出现开裂,有效预测底板温升变化尤为重要。基于实测数据,利用灰色模型分别按不同监测频次、不同原始序列分时段对温度变化进行预测,并对该模型进行了修正,用修正模型分时段预测了底板浇筑后3 d内的温升变化。根据精度及残差对比,监测时隔2 h结合数值原始序列、监测间隔3~6 h结合3数值原始序列的两种灰色模型预测方法合理有效,修正后的模型可有效提高精度及延长预测时长,用于指导温控,降低大体积混凝土开裂风险,为保障船闸底板结构安全提供科学支撑。

新型高延性混凝土-压型钢板组合楼板承载力试验研究

为推动新型农村建设装配式体系研发,提出一种外包高延性混凝土夹芯压型钢板的全预制新型组合楼板,并推导相应受弯承载力和挠度的理论计算方法。设计3种不同跨度的新型组合楼板,并将试验结果与理论计算进行对比。结果表明:计算结果与实测结果拟合良好;在正常使用阶段,新型组合楼板的变形表现为理想的弹性效果;新型组合楼板具有良好整体性和组合效应并具有较高承载力,且满足规范要求。可为进一步理论研究提供可靠依据。

结构空间约束对钢筋混凝土梁受弯性能的影响

为探究结构空间约束对框架结构屈服机制的影响,借助多尺度数值方法,建立了具有不同边界条件的钢筋混凝土(reinforced concrete,RC)梁模型.定量分析了端部约束及添加现浇楼板对RC框架梁刚度和受弯承载力,即试件所能承受的最大弯矩的影响,揭示了端部约束及现浇楼板对RC梁弯曲机制的影响机理.此外,对各国规范计算的受弯承载力进行对比分析.结果表明,结构空间约束会影响RC框架梁的破坏形态.固支梁的刚度和受弯承载力显著高于简支梁,固支梁的受弯承载力和刚度最高可达简支梁的3.06倍和4.10倍.添加现浇楼板可显著提高梁的受弯承载力与刚度.各国规范可准确地计算简支梁的受弯承载力.然而,计算的固支梁及楼盖梁的受弯承载力极其保守,剪跨比为5.0的固支加板梁的受弯承载力模拟值分别是中国、美国和加拿大规范值的6.25倍、6.76倍和6.06倍.

装药弹体高空跌落冲击动态响应研究

弹药意外跌落的冲击作用,可能引发事故甚至导致弹药出现早爆而造成灾难性后果。采用LSDYNA研究了分体式装药弹体从10~35 m范围内6个不同高度垂直撞击混凝土介质的冲击响应,获得了装药弹体从不同高度冲击混凝土介质时冲击过载峰值和脉宽的变化规律、装药内部应力波的传播规律,以及混凝土地面的开坑状况。冲击过载脉宽大约为5 ms,过载峰值最大约为1000 g,装药头部主要受到压缩作用,轴向应力呈近似半正弦规律变化,其最大值为43.9 MPa。开坑数值模拟结果与实验结果吻合较好,证明了数值模拟的合理性。

高延性混凝土蒙皮压型钢板预制组合楼板的试验研究

基于高延性混凝土研发的新型预制组合楼板(上、下15 mm厚的高延性混凝土薄板夹压型钢板,沿跨度方向封边,形成的具有空间效应的组合楼板)具有耐火性好、自重余拱小且适应于大跨度结构等优势。通过足尺试件的均布堆载试验,研究了新型预制组合楼板在竖向荷载作用下的承载力、变形特征及破坏形态。结果表明:新型预制组合楼板为受弯破坏,受压区高延性混凝土未压碎,压型钢板未出现脆性断裂现象,破坏前有明显征兆,表现出较好的延性;有限元模型的计算结果与试验结果吻合良好,验证了有限元模拟的可靠性。