Refreezing of cast-in-place piles under various engineering conditions

In the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Power Transmission Line （QTPTL）, cast-in-place piles （CIPPs） are widely applied in areas with unfavorable geological conditions. The thermal regime around piles in permafrost regions greatly affects the stability of the towers as well as the operation of the QTPTL. The casting of piles will markedly affect the thermal regime of the surrounding permafrost because of the casting temperature and the hydration heat of cement. Based on the typical geological and engineering conditions along the QTPTL, thermal disturbance ofa CIPP to surrounding permafrost under different casting seasons, pile depths, and casting temperatures were simulated. The results show that the casting season （summer versus winter） can influence the refreezing process of CIPPs, within the first 6 m of pile depth. Sixty days after being cast, CIPPs greater than 6 m in depth can be frozen regardless of which season they were cast, and the foundation could be reffozen after a cold season. Comparing the refreezing characteristics of CIPPs cast in different seasons also showed that, without considering the ground surface conditions, warm seasons are more suitable for casting piles. With the increase of pile depth, the thermal effect of a CIPP on the surrounding soil mainly expands vertically, while the lateral heat disturbance changes little. Deeper, longer CIPPs have better stability. The casting temperature clearly affects the thermal disturbance, and the radius of the melting circle increases with rising casting temperature. The optimal casting temperature is between 2 ℃ and 9 ℃.

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.

The Dynamic Characteristic Experimental Method on the Composite Foundation with Rigid-Flexible Compound Piles

Based on the idea of optimization design of pile type, the composite foundations, which include cememt-flyash-gaavel (for short CFG) long piles and cement-soil (for short CS) short piles, and CS piles with CFG core as well, are formed. The method of the site dynamic characteristic tests of the composite foundations is discussed. The test results show that fireworks bomb may replace demolitions as the vibration resource. Vibration time is about 0.1 sec. Horizontal vibration major frequency is at 22.476 - 56.436 Hz, and vertical vibration major frequency is at 15.538 - 55.884 Hz. The pile arrangements of the composite foundation in the same site have more effect on the acceleration peak value. From the point of vibration, the anti-seismic effect of the CS piles with CFG core is better than others.

Axial Load Capacity of Cast in Place Piles from SPT and CPTU Data

This paper aims to deal with the assessment of axial load capacity for cast in place pile foundations, which are made by the earth drill method, by using the data taken from Standard Penetration Tests (SPTs) and Piezocone Penetration Tests (CPTUs). These tests were carried out as part of the investigation program for P.N.G. Terminal-Power Plant, near Semani beach, in Hoxhara marsh, in the western part of Albania. The design of axial load capacity of piles is based on empirical formula using SPT and CPTU values. This study presents the results of axial load capacity analysis of cast in place piles by different analytical calculation methods, which are based on in situ tests results, and also referring to the Building Standard Law of Japan. In the end of our work, differences between calculations methods by using different in situ tests results are shown in tables and graphs.

Experimental Research on Large Diameter Cast-in-Place Piles Embedded in Rock

This paper expatiated the field test of large diameter cast in place piles embedded in soft rock, including static loading test, high or low strain dynamic test, measurement of stresses and strains of pile body, and pressure measurements between pile tip and soft rock. The relative in situ test problems are discussed. Based on the limit equilibrium theory and the load transfer equation, a synthesis method of analyzing the ultimate carrying capacity of single large diameter pile is put forward. The research results show that the key to determining the ultimate carrying capacity of single pile with a large diameter is the analysis of the intensity of soft rock.

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.

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Digital management technology and its application to investment casting enterprises

With the advent of Industry 4.0, more and more investment casting enterprises are implementing production manufacturing systems, especially in the last two years. This paper summarizes three new common requirements of the digital management aspect in precision casting enterprises, and puts forward three corresponding techniques. They are: the production process tracking card technology based on the main-sub card mode; the workshop site production process processing technology based on the barcode; and the equipment data integration technology. Then, this paper discusses in detail the principle, application and effect of these technologies; to provide the reference for enterprises to move towards digital casting and intelligent casting.

Charging Pile Siting Recommendations via the Fusion of Points of Interest and Vehicle Trajectories

By mining of the requirements of lots of electric vehicle users for charging piles, this paper proposes the charging pile siting algorithm via the fusion of Points of Interest and vehicle trajectories. The proposed algorithm computes appropriate charging pile locations by: 1) mining user Points of Interest from social network; 2) mining parking sites of vehicle form GPS trajectories and 3) fusing the Points of Interest and parking sites together then clustering the fusions with our improved DBSCAN algorithm, whose clustering results indicates the final appropriate charging pile locations. Experimental results show that our proposed methods are more efficient than existing methods.

Study on Formation Mechanism of Dumping Piles on Dumping Area Stability

Dumping areas represent a stable hazard. To clarify the formation mechanism of dumping piles on dumping area stability, an investigation in open pit mine was performed. Moreover, experiments with gravel were conducted based on the research site conditions. The geological conditions, dumping operation, and waste particle size distribution were investigated in the Heidaigou open pit mine. Particle size distribution, dumping height, dumping volume, and floor inclination were varied to examine their effects on a single pile formation. The design of blasting can be modified to make the particle size of waste smaller. The volume of the bucket does not have a pronounced effect on dumping pile repose angle, capacity of dumping pile, and dumping area stability. The smaller the floor inclination, the better it is. Two measures are proposed to increase the kinetic force of friction between waste material and floor surface. The interval distance, dumping volume and dumping height were also varied to examine the interaction between the formations of multiple piles. The dumping width should be decided through optimization efficiency of bulldozer and dumping device in bucket wheel excavator-belt-stacker dumping operation and dragline dumping operation. Moreover, the volume of the bucket does not have a pronounced interaction effect. In the dumping operation, the work amount of bulldozer decreases as dumping pile increases. The design of the dumping operation must consider the total efficiency of ground leveling operation and forming dumping the area.

Field Test Study on Cantilever Circular Occluded Pile Supporting Structure

In order to explore the deformation of the pile body of the circular occluded pile retaining structure under earth pressure, this paper carries out on-site monitoring in combination with the actual project, and obtains the deformation characteristics and change rules of the occluded pile by measuring the strain and displacement of the pile body. The research conclusion can provide a certain reference value for the pile body design of bite pile in similar projects.

A Study of the Effect of Soil Improvement Based on the Numerical Site Response Analysis of Natural Ground in Babol City

A series of numerical calculations have been performed to investigate the effect of soil improvement on seismic site response. Seismic site response analyses were also performed using data collected from a study area in Babol city. The improved site is a composite ground and has more or less different mechanical properties than the natural ground. In this research, the influence of the elastic modulus of the pile, the pile distance ratio, ground motion input, distance to fault rupture, and PGA of the earthquakes on seismic response characteristics are especially investigated. The results reveal that the values of the PGA and amplification factor on the surface of the natural and improved grounds depend strongly on the fundamental period of the site, the predominant period, and the intensity of the ground motion input. The acceleration response spectra also are affected by the characteristics of ground motion input and soil layers. Changing the pile distance ratio doesn’t have a significant effect on the seismic response of the site.

液化场地大直径变截面单桩动力响应研究

为研究不同地震动强度下液化场地大直径变截面单桩的动力响应规律,基于振动台试验,选取5010波,在地震动强度0.10g~0.45g作用下,研究液化场地砂土孔压比和大直径变截面单桩桩顶水平位移、桩身弯矩、桩身加速度时程响应及桩基损伤等变化规律.试验结果表明:饱和砂土孔压比随着地震动强度的增大上升明显,地震动强度≥0.30g时,饱和砂土孔压比稳定值在0.9附近,此时砂土完全液化;在0.45g地震动强度作用下,桩身加速度、桩顶水平位移及桩身弯矩均达到最大;桩身不同位置处加速度峰值出现时刻均滞后于输入地震波加速度峰值出现时刻,且桩顶及变截面的加速度响应比桩端的响应更弱;不同地震动强度作用下,桩身弯矩最大值均出现在液化土层和非液化土层分界处,且变截面处弯矩小于土层分界面处;地震动强度达到0.30g时,大直径变截面单桩桩身发生损伤.因此,液化场地下大直径变截面桥梁单桩基础抗震设计时,应该重点考虑饱和砂土层分界处、变截面处的抗弯能力,以确保单桩桩身强度满足抗震要求.

小半径隧道盾构施工对铁路桥梁的影响

随着城市轨道交通线网的完善,单一的直线型隧道已不能满足需求,而新建隧道也不可避免地近接建构筑物,势必危及建构筑物,甚至引发严重的安全问题。基于郑州地区某工程,运用有限元软件Midas GTS NX进行数值模拟,研究小半径隧道盾构施工期间隔离桩防护措施的作用效果,并结合监测数据验证数值计算的准确性。研究结果表明:1)在无隔离桩防护措施下,小半径盾构隧道施工会引起地表横向沉降变形,危及铁路线路运营安全;2)在隔离桩防护措施下,小半径盾构隧道施工对铁路桥梁的影响在可控范围内,能有效降低盾构隧道施工引起的铁路桥梁变形及其附加内力,有利于铁路线路的运营安全;3)监测数据与数值计算的对比表明,隔离桩防护措施对于保障铁路线路的运营安全是有效的。本文研究结果可为盾构隧道安全穿越铁路桥梁施工提供重要的工程实用价值。

新线引入既有客运专线车站软土地基加固技术

以新线引入既有客运专线车站软土地基加固工程为依托,开展布袋注浆桩试桩研究,分析不同浆液配比布袋注浆桩复合地基加固效果,对布袋注浆桩施工工艺、质量检验进行了研究。结果表明:布袋注浆桩机械设备高度低,对既有线影响小,对于空间受限的邻近营业线地基加固工程适用性强;提高单位面积布袋质量、采用桶式钻头引孔等可解决碎石成分类填土地基应用布袋注浆桩技术时遇到的布袋破裂、塌孔等问题。浆液质量配比水泥∶水∶粉煤灰=0.70∶0.55∶0.45时桩身无侧限抗压强度平均值9.6 MPa,加固效果优于高压旋喷桩;采用低应变反射波法检测桩体完整性效果较差,工程应用中应加强桩身取芯检测。

钻孔灌注桩在基坑维护施工中的质量控制措施

结合实际案例,按照钻孔灌注桩施工工艺流程顺序,从钻孔前、钻孔中、成孔、钢筋笼吊装及混凝土浇筑等环节,对钻孔灌注桩在深基坑维护施工中的质量控制措施进行简要分析,如钻孔前应建立合理的质量控制流程等;钻孔过程中要做好护筒埋设、设备就位与安装、成孔等环节的质量控制;钢筋笼吊装要做好钢筋笼起吊点计算等工作;混凝土浇筑应避免堵孔、断桩等质量缺陷。

桩-浆联合模式下土遗址裂隙注浆加固机制

桩-浆联合修复土遗址裂隙加固效果显著,加固机制复杂尚待明晰。基于固体传热、非饱和渗透理论,结合生石灰非等温水化进程和桩-浆-土的动态变化关系,建立了该过程中水-热-力耦合的三维扩散模型并进行求解,通过现场注浆试验过程的实时监测结果与有限元模拟结果的比对以揭示其加固机制。结果一致表明:石灰桩和浆液中生石灰都在极短时间内达到较高的反应程度,60 min时反应程度分别达到87%和76%;裂隙周边夯土中各物理场均呈现出以浆液和石灰桩为中心,距离裂隙越远数值越低的分布规律;浆液和石灰桩中80%的水分和69%的水化热被有效用于加固过程;归一化处理后得到该过程中温度、水分、膨胀压力作用的有效影响范围分别为裂隙宽度的2.4倍、0.7倍和1.4倍。该研究为桩-浆联合修复土遗址裂隙新方法提供了理论支持。

大直径嵌岩灌注桩承载特性试验与有限元模拟

基于青岛某工程的4根大直径嵌岩灌注桩,在现场开展了单桩竖向抗压静载试验和桩身完整性测试,以明确大直径嵌岩灌注桩在竖向荷载下的承载特征,拟揭示不同荷载水平下嵌岩灌注桩的承载力发挥机制。结合不同嵌岩深度的单桩承载性能有限元模拟,重点分析了单桩在不同嵌岩深度下的竖向抗压承载特性和桩土位移分布特征。研究表明:在笔者试验条件下,大直径嵌岩灌注桩单桩竖向抗压承载力具有一定离散性,桩头部位的损坏会极大影响单桩承载力的有效发挥;加载完成后,数值模拟得到的桩顶沉降量为31.56 mm,约为现场实测值的1.1倍,模拟结果与实测结果较为吻合;通过不同嵌岩比的模拟结果对比发现,嵌岩深度越大桩端阻力占桩顶荷载的比例越小,且桩端阻力占比的变化速率随着嵌岩比的增加逐渐减缓;嵌岩深度取2.5倍桩径为宜。

基于混凝土水化热的灌注桩成桩质量评价方法及应用

针对如何基于灌注桩水化热温度场准确评价桩身质量的问题,利用与桩身横截面中心径向距离大于0.5倍桩半径范围内,混凝土水化热温度随径向距离的变化近似线性的特征,建立根据钢筋笼上对称两测点的水化热温度计算钢筋笼偏位的方法。结合缺陷灌注桩的水化热仿真分析,系统分析缺陷几何特征和热工参数变化对灌注桩水化热温度场的影响规律,提出根据沿钢筋笼主筋布置水化热温度测点获得的温度-深度曲线特征,判断缺陷存在并分析缺陷空间分布位置的方法。结合现场试验及与低应变、跨孔超声波检测结果的对比,验证了该方法的可行性。

高水位流沙层地质下旋挖灌注桩施工技术研究

随着桩基技术的发展与新技术的推广应用,桩基工程对施工的质量、经济性、安全性、高效性等也提出了多方面的要求。旋挖灌注桩因具有工作效率高、环保性强、泥浆排放量少、现场施工文明化水平高等特性,能够适应桩基工程的需求,受到了建设单位及施工单位的一致青睐。而随着施工场景的复杂化,常规的旋挖灌注桩工艺已无法满足工程需求,必须结合工程现状,制订契合工程需求的工艺体系。本研究从施工工艺创新角度出发,提出了解决以上复杂环境的方法,具有一定的推广价值。