Double-row pile(DRP)retaining systems have been widely used in deep excavations in China.Soil between the front and back-row piles(FBP soil)is often improved to decrease the displacement of DRPs in soft soil areas,but...Double-row pile(DRP)retaining systems have been widely used in deep excavations in China.Soil between the front and back-row piles(FBP soil)is often improved to decrease the displacement of DRPs in soft soil areas,but the improvement efficiency has rarely been researched.A large and deep excavation supported by a DRP retaining system is introduced,and the effect of FBP soil improvement is discussed by comparing the finite element analysis and the monitoring results.Then,a parametric study of DRP using the finite element method considering the small strain of soil is conducted to investigate the effect of FBP soil improvement.It was shown that the pile deflection and bending moment decrease when the FBP soil is improved.Moreover,the most efficient way to minimize the pile deflection and bending moment is to improve the FBP soil around the excavation level.The FBP soil improvement 2-4 m below the pile head is not very useful for reducing the pile deflection and can be eliminated when the pile displacement limit is not very strict.展开更多
基金the Key Research Program of Shanghai Construction Group(No.17JCSF-37)。
文摘Double-row pile(DRP)retaining systems have been widely used in deep excavations in China.Soil between the front and back-row piles(FBP soil)is often improved to decrease the displacement of DRPs in soft soil areas,but the improvement efficiency has rarely been researched.A large and deep excavation supported by a DRP retaining system is introduced,and the effect of FBP soil improvement is discussed by comparing the finite element analysis and the monitoring results.Then,a parametric study of DRP using the finite element method considering the small strain of soil is conducted to investigate the effect of FBP soil improvement.It was shown that the pile deflection and bending moment decrease when the FBP soil is improved.Moreover,the most efficient way to minimize the pile deflection and bending moment is to improve the FBP soil around the excavation level.The FBP soil improvement 2-4 m below the pile head is not very useful for reducing the pile deflection and can be eliminated when the pile displacement limit is not very strict.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51078037)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(20090205120008)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2010J M7002)