Study of the Bearing Capacity at the Variable Cross-Section of A Riser- Surface Casing Composite Pile

Reducing the cost of offshore platform construction is an urgent issue for marginal oilfield development.The offshore oil well structure includes a riser and a surface casing.The riser,surface casing and oil well cement can be considered special variable cross-section piles.Replacing or partially replacing the steel pipe pile foundation with a variable cross-section pile to provide the required bearing capacity for an offshore oil platform can reduce the cost of foundation construction and improve the economic efficiency of production.In this paper,the finite element analysis method is used to investigate the variable cross-section bearing mode of composite piles composed of a riser and a surface casing in saturated clay under a vertical load.The calculation formula of the bearing capacity at the variable section is derived based on the theory of spherical cavity expansion,the influencing factors of the bearing capacity coefficient N_(c) are revealed,and the calculation method of N_(c) is proposed.By comparing the calculation results with the results of the centrifuge test,the accuracy and applicability of the calculation method are verified.The results show that the riser composite pile has a rigid core in the soil under the variable cross-section,which increases the bearing capacity at the variable cross-section.

大直径变截面桩地震作用下变截面设置研究

为研究大直径阶梯型变截面桩基础在地震激励下的变截面位置设置,以大鳌大桥为例采用推导分析方法和增量动力分析方法分析了变截面桩的地震内力响应及抗弯、抗剪强度。研究分析了变截面桩不同的轴压比、不同的配箍率、不同的纵向配筋率和不同的加载模式等影响因素对截面抗弯、抗剪强度及位移的影响程度。得出了变截面位置的合理设计范围。

地震作用下大直径阶梯型变截面桩基础抗剪性能研究

为研究大直径阶梯型变截面桩基础在地震激励下的抗剪性能,对比分析了中美两国桥梁抗震设计规范中抗剪强度计算方法的差异,并以大鳌大桥为例,采用动力时程分析方法分析了桩基础的地震内力响应及抗剪强度。结果表明:本桥的变截面桩基础的抗剪强度满足两国规范要求;与美国规范相比,我国规范中塑性区内抗剪强度计算公式未考虑轴力对混凝土抗剪强度贡献,计算结果偏保守。