Stress Ratio-Strain Relation of Pile and Soil in Composite Foundation

A series of triaxial compression tests were arried out by means of composite-reinforced soil samples to simulate the interaction between soil and pile. The samples are made of gravel or lime-soil with different length at the center. The experiment indicates that the strength of the composite samples can not be obtained by superimposure of reinforcing pile and soil simply according to their replacement proportion. It also indicates the law for stress ratio of reinforcing column to soil. The stress ratio of reinforcing column to soil increases and reaches peak rapidly while load and strain is small. Then the ratio decreases. This law is in accordance with the measuring resuits in construction site.

Torsional dynamic response of tapered pile considering compaction effect and stress diffusion effect

Considering both the compaction effect of pile surrounding soil and the stress diffusion effect of pile end soil,this paper theoretically investigates the torsional vibration characteristics of tapered pile.Utilizing the complex stiffness transfer model to simulate compaction effect and tapered fictitious soil pile model to simulate stress diffusion,the analytical solution for the torsional impedance at tapered pile top is obtained by virtue of Laplace transform technique and impedance transfer method.Based on the present solution,a parametric study is conducted to investigate the rationality of the present solution and the influence of soil and pile properties on the torsional vibration characteristics of tapered pile embedded in layered soil.The results show that,both the compaction effect and stress diffusion effect have significant influence on the torsional vibration characteristics of tapered pile,and these two factors should be considered during the dynamic design of pile foundation.

Pile-soil stress ratio in bidirectionally reinforced composite ground by considering soil arching effect

To discuss the soil arching effect on the load transferring model and sharing ratios by the piles and inter-pile subsoil in the bidirectionally reinforced composite ground, the forming mechanism, mechanical behavior and its effect factors were discussed in detail. Then, the unified strength theory was introduced to set up the elastoplastic equilibrium differential equation of the subsoil under the limit equilibrium state. And from the equation, the solutions were derived with the corresponding formulas presented to calculate the earth pressure over and beneath the horizontal reinforced cushion or pillow, the stress of inter-pile subsoil and the pile-soil stress ratio. Based on the obtained solutions and measured data from an engineering project, the influence rules by the soil property parameters (i.e., the cohesion c and internal friction angle φ) and pile spacing on the pile-soil stress ratio n were discussed respectively. The results show that to improve the load sharing ratio by the piles, the more effective means for filling materials with a larger value of φ is to increase the ratio of pile cap size to spacing, while to reduce the pile spacing properly and increase the value of cohesion c is advisable for those filling materials with a smaller value of φ.

Bearing capacity and mechanical behavior of CFG pile composite foundation

CFG pile (i.e., pile constructed by granular materials of cement, fly-ash and gravel) composite foundation is applied in subsoil treatment widely and successfully. In order to have a further study of this kind of subsoil treatment technology, the influencing factors and calculation methods of the vertical bearing capacity of single CFG pile and the CFG pile composite foundation were discussed respectively. And based on the obtained solutions, effects by the cushion and measurements to reduce negative friction area were analyzed. Moreover, the developing law of settlement and bearing capacity eigenvalue controlled by the material strength with the increase of load were given for the CFG composite foundation. The in-situ static load test was tested for CFG pile. The results of test show that the maximum test load or half of the ultimate load is used from all the points of test, the average bearing capacity eigenvalue of single pile is 390 kN, and slightly greater than the design value of bearing capacity. The bearing capacity eigenvalues of composite foundation for 3 piles are greater than 300 kPa, and the mechanical properties of CFG pile composite foundation are almost identical in the case of the same load and cushion thickness. The pile-soil stress ratio and the load-sharing ratio can be adjusted through setting up cushion thickness.

Fully Stressed Piles and Beams in a Winkler's Medium,End-loaded by an Orthogonal Force,and with Optimum Length

A simplified method of designing fully stressed piles and beams with optimum length in a Winkler's medium,end-loaded by an orthogonal force and without any point constraint,is proposed. A numerical algorithm distributing the mass by means of the Fully Stressed Design ( FSD) method and updating the moment by finite elements has been first implemented. The use of the FSD method is in general quite simple,and allows to obtain optimum,or close to the optimum,solutions. After having distributed the mass through the FSD method,the length has been finally optimised by means of a heuristic procedure.

Experiments of Multi-element Composite Foundation with Steel Pipe Pile and Gravel Pile

A set of serf-developed apparatus for foundation physical model were utilized to conduct model tests of the multi-element composite foundation with a steel pipe pile and several gravel piles. Some load-bearing characteristics of the multi-element Composite foundation, including the curves of foundation settlement, stresses of piles, pile-soil stress ratio, and load-sharing ratio of piles and soil, were obtained to study its working performances in silty sand soil. The experimental results revealed that the multi-element composite foundation with steel pipe pile and gravel pile contributed more than the gravel pile composite foundation in improving the bearing capacity of the silty fine sand.

桩承式加筋垫层路堤荷载分担改进计算模型

桩承式加筋垫层路堤中的关键荷载传递机制是多种现象的组合,包括路堤填土中的土拱效应、加筋垫层的张拉膜效应和地基土的支撑作用,然而,目前针对此方面的研究尚不完善。本文首先以考虑土体被动土压力发挥程度及桩间土应力非均匀分布改进的Hewlett土拱模型为改进载体;其次,假定加筋垫层为上、下部受均布荷载作用的简支梁,截面拉应力完全由加筋体承担,压应力完全由垫层材料承担,同时考虑地基土反力与梁最大挠度相关,引入地基反应系数,从而建立改进的桩承式加筋垫层路堤荷载分担计算模型;最后,通过工程实例与模型参数分析,验证本文计算模型的可靠性与准确性。研究结果表明:在路堤填筑过程中,土拱效应逐渐完全发挥,促进路堤荷载向桩体转移;随着地基土固结,桩体承担的路堤荷载也在逐渐增大;路堤填土高度、填土内摩擦角、桩间距对桩体荷载分担影响较大,加筋体抗拉模量对其影响较小。

双向增强复合地基桩土应力比计算方法研究

研究目的:桩土应力比是反映双向增强复合地基工作特性的重要指标。由于路堤荷载下双向增强复合地基承载变形机理复杂,本文以双桩范围内的路堤与双向复合地基为研究对象,考虑路堤土拱效应、加筋层网兜效应、应力扩散效应等多重效应的共同作用,建立路堤-水平加筋垫层-竖向桩体-桩间土协调变形的二维理论分析模型,探究各影响因素对桩土应力比的影响规律。研究结论:(1)桩土应力比随填土重度、桩间距的增加而减小,随填料内摩擦角的增大呈先增加后减小趋势,随路堤填筑高度、格栅层数、填料黏聚力的增加而增大;(2)桩土应力比对各参数的敏感性由高到低排序为:桩间距、路堤填筑高度、路堤填土重度、路堤填料黏聚力、格栅层数及路堤填料内摩擦角;(3)本研究成果可为类似工程的桩土应力比计算提供理论依据及工程借鉴。

厚软土层下高层建筑长短桩复合地基承载性能研究

为了提升厚软土层下高层建筑地基的承载力,提出长短桩复合地基承载性能研究。基于地质勘测结果设计长短桩复合地基,分析其承载性状及沉降情况;利用Mohr-Coulomb模型,完成承载性能模拟。实验结果显示:在短桩和长桩桩体的单桩承载载荷最大时,沉降结果均在5.00 cm左右;楼体层高为30.00 m时,单位载荷沉降平均值为0.51 cm。所提方法能够可靠分析厚软土层的高层建筑长短桩复合地基承载性能,为厚软土层的高层建筑长短桩复合地基设计提供可靠依据。

基于现场试验的CFG桩复合地基桩帽与垫层效应分析

【目的】柔性垫层和桩帽对CFG桩复合地基的桩土应力比、荷载分担比和沉降均有较大影响,但目前柔性垫层与桩帽在现场试验中如何共同影响复合地基特性仍有待进一步的研究。【方法】以CFG桩复合地基软基处理的某路段作为工程背景,在土工格栅层数不变的情况下,对垫层厚度为100 mm、200 mm、300 mm,桩帽尺寸为0.8 m、1.0 m、1.2 m组合下的形式进行了现场原位试验,研究了CFG桩复合地基的桩土应力比、荷载分担比和沉降特性。【结果】现场试验表明:随着垫层厚度由100 mm增大到300 mm,桩土荷载比减小了51.5%,桩土应力比减小了52.5%,总沉降量增大了7.9%;随着桩帽直径由0.8 m增大到1.2 m,桩土荷载比增大了29.0%,桩土应力比减小了29.2%,总沉降量10.4%.本文区域地质条件,宜选用垫层厚度100 mm、桩帽直径为1.2 m的CFG桩复合地基形式。

重载码头堆场CFG桩网复合地基离心模型试验研究

CFG桩网复合地基广泛应用于处理软土地基。采用土工离心模型试验研究某码头堆场超大荷载下CFG桩网复合地基的变形和桩土应力特性,试验模拟了地基、CFG桩、树根桩、加筋垫层、防尘网和轨道梁基础、矿石堆载等,分析了超大荷载作用下复合地基表面变形、桩顶轴力、桩间土压力、桩土应力比的变化规律。试验结果表明,复合地基的沉降速率在稳定控制标准之内,沉降量满足堆场使用要求,防尘网基础和轨道梁基础水平位移和沉降均很小,桩土应力比为25.2~43.8,CFG桩网复合地基在350 kPa荷载作用下是稳定安全的,达到了预期加固效果。

桩网复合地基离心模型试验中桩顶轴力测试方法研究

桩网复合地基是常见的软土加固措施。在开展桩网复合地基离心模型试验时,为了分析桩土应力比,需要测量桩顶轴力和桩间土压力。微型土压力计在离心模型试验中已经得到广泛应用,但尚无成熟的微型桩顶轴力测试传感器。利用模型桩的桩帽,开发了一种离心模型试验专用桩顶轴力测试方法,标定结果显示该方法测试线性度好。通过某桩网复合地基离心模型试验和数值分析的桩土应力比结果对比分析,验证了该方法的测试效果。

考虑桩土变形协调的复合地基设计方法

目前在复合地基的设计中,由于采用桩体压缩模量计算得到的复合压缩模量偏大,造成复合地基加固区沉降被低估;另外桩和桩间土承载力发挥系数取值主观性较强,导致复合地基承载力计算结果偏大。针对上述两个问题,从复合地基形成机理出发,指出桩及桩间土共同直接承担荷载时必须保证桩土变形协调。桩土变形协调的条件是:(1)桩刺入垫层的深度不能超过垫层厚度;(2)桩宜设置为摩擦桩。在此前提下,分别计算桩及桩间土的沉降,利用桩土变形协调方法得到了桩土应力比和承载力发挥系数理论值,进而得到加固区的沉降计算方法。工程算例证实,从保证复合地基有效设计和工程安全的角度出发,应该根据桩土变形协调来进行复合地基设计计算。

桩网结构路基动静承载性状分析

为研究桩网结构路基在静动荷载作用下的承载性状,采用有限元分析方法对桩网结构路基在静动两种荷载下的承载特性、荷载传递机理、土拱形成及发展规律进行了数值计算。通过分析静动两种工况下桩土应力、桩周土压力分布、桩土应力比及土拱效应,并与试验结果进行了对比分析。结果表明:静载作用下基桩轴向应力约为400 kPa,最大土压力出现在路基中部,且沿路基横向向外逐渐减小;动载作用下沿路基横向布置的桩体的动应力在埋深方向呈先增大后减小趋势,其竖向应力最大值约为静载下的160%;动载下路基内部土拱效应较静载有大幅削弱,其中削弱最大的为四桩中心处的空间土拱效应,其桩土应力比约为静载的29.3%。

桩承式路基双向受荷桩设计分析方法研究

研究目的:为系统研究桩承式路基双向受荷桩工作机理及设计分析方法,确定水平荷载以及桩体轴力共同影响下的双向受荷桩承载关键影响因素,综合运用线弹性、水平土拱、弹性地基梁等基本理论以及有限差分方法,建立并求解桩承式路基双向受荷桩内力变形分析模型,揭示水平地基系数、桩体轴力、边界约束及桩长等因素对双向受荷桩变形及内力的影响规律,形成完整的桩承式路基双向受荷桩设计分析流程。研究结论:(1)桩承式路基路堤范围内桩体处于弯压受力状态,表现为双向受荷被动桩承载特征,通过水平土拱以及有限差分法可实现双向受荷桩内力与变形的精确计算;(2)“m”方法关于双向受荷桩内力变形的分析结果偏于安全,层状地基分段“K”方法能更好地体现地基软弱夹层的影响;(3)桩体轴力对双向受荷桩承载性能的影响很小,桩承式路基双向受荷桩设计中可不考虑桩体轴力大小及分布形式的影响;(4)桩顶约束对双向受荷桩承载性能的影响高于桩端约束,桩端可统一采用自由约束边界,桩顶嵌固约束可引起桩顶内力的较大集中;(5)桩体长度对双向受荷桩承载性能的影响存在限值,桩端一般应超过桩体水平荷载最大的区域,应避免出现短柱桩承载情形;(6)本研究结论可为桩承式路基双向受荷桩设计提供理论支撑和方法依据。

水泥土搅拌桩处理风积沙地层复合地基静载荷试验数值分析

以榆林地区水泥土搅拌桩处理风积沙地层复合地基工程为背景,基于ABAQUS有限元分析软件,对水泥土搅拌桩处理风积沙地层的复合地基静载荷试验进行数值模拟,并分析风积沙复合地基桩土荷载传递机制及变形特性。结果表明:合理设置褥垫层厚度能有效减小桩顶应力集中,降低桩土应力比。提高褥垫层模量可减小复合地基的沉降,改善其承载性能。设置褥垫层的桩侧摩阻力在桩顶附近出现负摩阻力,随着深度向下快速增加至零,并转为正摩阻力。桩身的附加轴应力在桩顶附近先增加到峰值,然后逐渐衰减。水泥土搅拌桩处理风积沙地基时存在临界桩长。在相同荷载水平下,随着桩长的增加,桩土应力比先增大后趋于稳定,桩侧摩阻力分布随着桩长的增加趋于稳定。按规范设计的风积沙复合地基承载力特征值偏于安全,有较大的富余度。

盐渍土地区CFG桩水泥土褥垫层性能的研究

利用MIDAS-GTS NX数值模拟软件,针对褥垫层厚度和弹性模量变化对桩的沉降和桩土应力比的影响等问题,通过数值模拟对CFG桩桩顶沉降、桩顶应力、桩土应力比等进行研究,并得出以下结论:随着弹性模量的增大,桩土应力比增加趋于平缓,桩顶沉降增加;随着水泥土褥垫层厚度的增大,桩顶应力变化趋势也随之增大,且趋势基本相似;褥垫层厚度小于600 mm,弹性模量小于100 MPa时,地基沉降与二者参数变化有着较大关联;盐渍地区600 mm的水泥土褥垫层理论上可以有400 mm碎石褥垫层的工作性能。

基于孔压静力触探的大直径单桩p-y曲线分析

【目的】水平受荷桩的p-y曲线法已广泛用于描述桩-土相互作用并预测桩在水平荷载下的行为,特别是在海上风电机大直径单桩的理论分析中。孔压静力触探试验(piezocone penetration test,简称CPTu)作为一种效率高、精确度好的原位测试手段,克服了传统室内试验获得土工参数的过程中土样存在扰动、结果准确性较差的缺点。该试验可以通过测量三个基本参数(修正锥尖阻力qt、侧壁摩阻力fs以及孔隙水压力u2)随深度变化的连续剖面来解译土体的物理力学参数,从而在p-y曲线模型的建立中提供关键数据。【方法】利用渤海海域某场区的CPTu数据,完成了以下研究任务:(1)基于CPTu触探响应结果,对该场区海洋土体进行分类,以及物理与力学参数的反演,包括土体密度、弹性模量、有效内摩擦角及有效黏聚力;(2)将CPTu反演参数代入三维有限元分析模型中,模拟直径为5 m的钢管桩在最大荷载为20 MN时的水平受荷响应;(3)基于CPTu测试数据,提出一套土抗力计算公式;(4)将现有p-y曲线模型中相关参数通过CPTu触探响应结果进行反演,之后对比分析上述p-y曲线模型。【结果】形成了一套基于CPTu且适用于土体分层情况较为复杂的p-y曲线公式,该公式与有限元方法对比结果良好。【结论】结果表明,提出的基于CPTu的土抗力公式经过有限元模拟检验后能快速、准确地反映大直径单桩的水平受荷响应。该公式不仅为渤海海域内大直径单桩的工程实践提供了有力的理论支持,还为相似海洋环境的工程设计与分析提供了完全基于CPTu研究大直径单桩的新思路。

路堤下复合地基的垫层对桩土应力比的影响分析

垫层是复合地基的核心,其主要作用是调节桩土应力比。但是,目前复合地基的垫层多采用厚度约30 cm的砂石垫层。简单模式的垫层,尚不能充分发挥垫层对桩土应力比的调节作用,使得复合地基的工作性状最优。针对路堤下不同黏结强度桩复合地基垫层的弹性模量、厚度对桩土应力比的影响展开数值模拟分析,得出:复合地基桩土应力比随垫层弹性模量和垫层厚度的增加而提高,但它的提高幅度反而逐步缩小。每种复合地基垫层都有其敏感厚度,垫层的敏感厚度可以作为垫层厚度设计的参考。垫层的敏感厚度与复合地基桩本身的黏结强度、垫层的弹性模量有关。桩的弹性模量越大,桩土应力比对垫层的弹性模量和厚度变化越敏感,变化幅值也越大。可以通过改变复合地基垫层材料、密实度、黏结强度、厚度等来改变垫层对桩土应力比的调节作用,改善复合地基的工作性状。

水载预压下复合地基沉降及桩土受力特性分析

以广东省某高速公路T3标段为研究对象,部分路段采用预制管桩复合地基加固软土地基,采用水袋加载的方法进行等载预压,选取3个典型监测断面埋设传感器,监测分析地基土和桩身的沉降、土压力、桩身轴力的变化规律。结果表明:复合地基中桩体为主要的受荷体,设置褥垫层使其产生刺入变形,可有效调动地基土的承载力;荷载在地基中的传递存在滞后性,提升加载速率可有效改善荷载的传递速率,分级加载有助于达到更好的预压效果;过大的加载速率会导致土压力与桩身轴力出现波动,通过荷载重分配实现桩土共同承担上部荷载。采用水载预压联合预制桩复合地基处理软土路基,可降低30%的施工成本,且可有效提升地基工后的稳定性。