Nonlinear response of laterally loaded piles and pile groups

In spite of extensive studies on laterally loaded piles carried out over years, none of them offers an expedite approach as to gaining the nonlinear response and its associated depth of mobilization of limiting force along each pile in a group. To serve such a need, elastic–plastic solutions for free‐head, laterally loaded piles were developed recently by the author. They allow the response to be readily computed from elastic state right up to failure, by assigning a series of slip depths, and a limiting force profile. In this paper, equivalent solutions for fixed‐head (FixH) single piles were developed. They are subsequently extended to cater for response of pile groups by incorporating p‐multipliers. The newly established solutions were substantiated by existing numerical solutions for piles and pile groups. They offer satisfactory prediction of the nonlinear response of all the 6 single piles and 24 pile groups investigated so far after properly considering the impact of semi‐FixH restraints. They also offer the extent to ultimate state of pile groups via the evaluated slip depths. The study allows ad hoc guidelines to be established for determining input parameters for the solutions. The solutions are tailored for routine prediction of the nonlinear interaction of laterally loaded FixH piles and capped pile groups. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Response evaluation for horizontally loaded fixed‐head pile groups using 3‐D non‐linear analysis

The response of laterally loaded pile foundations may be significantly important in the design of structures for such loads. A static horizontal pile load test is able to provide a load–deflection curve for a single free‐head pile, which significantly differs from that of a free‐ or fixed‐head pile group, depending on the particular group configuration. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence of the interaction between the piles of a group fixed in a rigid pile cap on both the lateral load capacity and the stiffness of the group. For this purpose, a parametric three‐dimensional non‐linear numerical analysis was carried out for different arrangements of pile groups. The response of the pile groups is compared to that of the single pile. The influence of the number of piles, the spacing and the deflection level to the group response is discussed. Furthermore, the contribution of the piles constituting the group to the total group resistance is examined. Finally, a relationship is proposed allowing a reasonable prediction of the response of fixed‐head pile groups at least for similar soil profile conditions. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Expanded superposition method for impedance functions of inclined‐pile groups

This paper presents a superposition method expanded for computing impedance functions (IFs) of inclined‐pile groups. Closed‐form solutions for obtaining horizontal, vertical, and rocking IFs, estimated by using pile‐to‐pile interaction factors, are proposed. IFs of solitary inclined piles, crossed IFs, and explicit incorporation of compatibility conditions for pile‐head movements are also appropriately taken into consideration. All of these factors should be known in advance and will be computed and shown for the most relevant cases. The accuracy of the proposed closed‐form solutions is verified for 2 × 2 and 3 × 3 square inclined‐pile groups embedded in an isotropic viscoelastic homogeneous half‐space soil medium, with hysteretic damping. The pile‐to‐pile interaction factors are computed by means of a three‐dimensional time‐harmonic boundary elements–finite elements coupling formulation. The results indicate that the IFs obtained from the proposed method are in good agreement with those obtained from the coupling formulation. Furthermore, crossed vertical‐rocking IFs of solitary piles need to be appropriately considered for obtaining rocking IFs when the number of piles is small. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

大规模群桩基础相互作用近似解耦方法

针对传统弹性理论法过高地估计了桩-桩相互作用效应,基于杆件有限单元法建立了半无限土体中群桩基础的桩侧剪应力求解方程,通过简化桩-桩的相互作用效应,将群桩基础桩侧摩阻力的求解方程近似解耦,实现了群桩基础桩身剪应力和位移的快速求解目标。通过两桩相互作用系数以及柔性承台下群桩基础差异沉降的对比分析,验证了该简化方法的合理性。参数分析结果表明,该简化方法计算得到的相互作用系数与严格的边界积分方程法解答较为接近,稍小于Poulos弹性理论法的计算结果;柔性承台下群桩的差异沉降在桩间距较小时与经典解答较为接近,而在桩间距较大时则存在一定的差别。该简化方法大幅减少了群桩计算工作量,适用于大规模群桩基础的快速计算要求。     

锚桩法单桩静载试验中群桩相互作用及误差分析

利用Poulos弹性理论法,对锚桩法单桩静载承载力试验中试桩和锚桩之间的相互作用进行了研究,提出了考虑锚桩上拔量对试桩p-s曲线影响的方法。利用该方法对某工程实测资料进行了分析,发现采用原始测试数据分析所得出的试桩极限承载力偏于危险,并为该工程提供了更加合理的单桩极限承载力值。     

Three‐dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis of pile groups in saturated porous media using a new transmitting boundary

The dynamic behaviour of pile groups subjected to an earthquake base shaking is analysed. An analysis is formulated in the time domain and the effects of material nonlinearity of soil, pile–soil–pile kinematic interaction and the superstructure–foundation inertial interaction on seismic response are investigated. Prediction of response of pile group–soil system during a large earthquake requires consideration of various aspects such as the nonlinear and elasto‐plastic behaviour of soil, pore water pressure generation in soil, radiation of energy away from the pile, etc. A fully explicit dynamic finite element scheme is developed for saturated porous media, based on the extension of the original formulation by Biot having solid displacement (u) and relative fluid displacement (w) as primary variables (u–w formulation). All linear relative fluid acceleration terms are included in this formulation. A new three‐dimensional transmitting boundary that was developed in cartesian co‐ordinate system for dynamic response analysis of fluid‐saturated porous media is implemented to avoid wave reflections towards the structure. In contrast to traditional methods, this boundary is able to absorb surface waves as well as body waves. The pile–soil interaction problem is analysed and it is shown that the results from the fully coupled procedure, using the advanced transmitting boundary, compare reasonably well with centrifuge data. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A multidirectional semi‐analytical method for analysis of laterally loaded pile groups in multi‐layered elastic strata

A semi‐analytical method for calculating the response of single piles and pile groups subjected to lateral loading is developed in this paper. Displacements anywhere in the soil domain are tied to the displacements of the piles through decay functions. The principle of virtual work and the calculus of variations are used to derive the governing differential equations that describe the response of the piles and soil. The eigenvalue method and the finite difference technique are used to solve the system of coupled differential equations for the piles and soil, respectively. The proposed method takes into account the soil surface displacement along and perpendicular to the loading direction and produces displacement fields that are very close to those produced by the finite element method but at lower computational effort. Compared with the previous method that considered only the soil displacement along the loading direction, accounting for the multi‐directional soil displacement field produces responses for the piles and soil that are closer to those approximated by the finite element method. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

带承台群桩负摩阻力性状的三维有限元分析

无承台群桩中各桩的桩-土相互作用是相互独立的,带承台群桩的桩-土相互作用要受到承台的约束。简要分析了带承台群桩负摩阻力变化的机制。采用三维有限元分析了地下水位下降条件下带承台群桩的负摩阻力性状。分析结果表明,带承台群桩的负摩阻力与单桩负摩阻力总体相近,随着上部荷载的增大,中性点上升,附加沉降增加,下拉力减小,只是各位置桩有差异。荷载不大时,承台对各位置桩沉降的约束明显,各桩中性点几乎重叠。随着荷载的增加,承台本身变形增加,中性点的差异逐渐变得明显,角桩中性点位置最低,边桩次之,中心桩最高。带承台群桩中各桩的负摩阻力沿着深度的发挥程度不同。角桩负摩阻力发挥最为充分,边桩次之,中心桩最小。     

Approximate computer analysis of pile groups subjected to loads and ground movements

This paper describes the development of an approximate approach for the analysis and design of piles subjected to axial and lateral loading and also to vertical and horizontal ground movements. The analysis involves a number of simplifications in order to make it feasible to implement. For example, it considers the behaviour of a ‘representative’ pile in a group to characterize the behaviour of all piles in the group, and adopts approximations to derive free-field interaction factors from the conventional interaction factors for direct loading. The analysis has been implemented via a computer program called EMbankment PIle Group (EMPIG) and has the ability to incorporate the following features:

• 1. single piles or pile groups,
• 2. applied vertical, lateral and moment loading on the pile cap,
• 3. the effects of axial and lateral soil movements caused by embankment construction,
• 4. a layered soil profile,
• 5. non-linear axial and lateral response of the piles.

Comparisons between solutions from EMPIG and other independent programs suggest that it is capable of providing results of adequate accuracy for practical design purposes. The analysis has been used to investigate the effects of pile rake on a typical bridge abutment group. The presence of raked piles can have a detrimental effect on group behaviour, especially in the presence of ground movements. Large lateral deflections can be generated and axial forces and moments in the piles are increased. Comparisons are also made with the results of centrifuge model tests on abutment pile groups. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

水平荷载短桩桩土共同作用全过程分析

利用三维有限元、无限元和界面单元相耦合的方法对短桩桩土共同作用全过程进行数值模拟,计算了短桩桩土体系中土体对桩身的抗力分布及桩前土体隆起位移和桩后土体与桩分离大小等,较详细地探讨了短桩桩土共同作用机理.     

堆载作用下桩体弹性模量对负摩阻力性状的影响

简要分析了桩体弹性模量对于桩体负摩阻力特性的影响机制。低弹性模量桩身压缩是桩顶位移的主要组成部分。在这种情况下桩身压缩对桩的荷载传递影响很大。在复合地基中常用的低刚度桩的桩-土相互作用分析中应当考虑桩身压缩的影响。有限元分析表明,影响桩体负摩阻力特性的桩体弹性模量存在一个临界值,当桩体弹性模量大于此值时,可以忽略桩体弹性模量对桩体负摩阻力性状的影响;桩体弹性模量小于此值时,桩身压缩变形增大,会造成中性点位置上移,桩身中最大附加应力降低。这些变化随着桩体弹性模量的降低而加剧     

基坑悬臂支护桩双参数弹性地基杆系有限元法

对地基抗力双参数法在基坑悬臂支护桩位移和内力计算方面进行了探讨,即采用地基土抗力系数随深度按双参数非线性变化的假设,以弹性地基杆系单元模拟,支护桩则按弹性梁单元模拟。对某基坑悬臂支护桩进行数值模拟反分析表明,通过试算调整可获得适合于实际设计计算的地基抗力双参数,该法应用到福州市某基坑悬臂桩的实际分析和设计中获得了较为满意的结果,可供悬臂支护桩设计计算时参考。     

Simplified three-dimensional analysis of horizontally vibrating floating and fixed-end pile groups

This note presents an approximate analytical solution for estimating the time-harmonic impedance of pile groups subjected to horizontal dynamic loads, for different boundary conditions at pile tip (free and fixed). The derived solution considers waves due to pile vibrations propagating in both horizontal and vertical directions, unlike earlier solutions based on the plane-strain model, which ignores vertically propagating waves. This allows accounting for pile boundary conditions on the soil attenuation function, as well as modeling the response of the pipe group-soil system near the first natural frequency of the soil layer, where solutions based on the plane-strain model fail to account for resonance phenomena.     

Development of a three-dimensional soil model for the dynamic analysis of end-bearing pile groups subjected to vertical loads

This paper presents a new analytical model for calculating the steady-state impedance of pile groups subjected to vertical dynamic loads. The derived solution allows considering effects of radially but also vertically propagating soil waves on the soil attenuation function, pile interaction factor, and pile group impedance. The proposed model provides accurate estimates of the soil stress field and of the response of the pile group in the low as well as in the high-frequency range, unlike earlier solutions based on the plane-strain model to describe the soil surrounding the piles, which ignores the vertical soil stress gradient. The latter assumption results in underestimating pile group impedance and overestimating radiation damping for frequencies lower than the cutoff frequencies of the system, which are explicitly captured with the proposed solution.     

竖向荷载下桩基础弹性分析的改进计算方法

将Randolph剪切位移方法中桩身位移与桩端位移的函数关系简化为一多项式,并与Poulos积分方程中土体柔度系数矩阵相结合,提出了一种竖向受荷单桩弹性分析的改进计算方法,从而避免了Poulos积分方程法中的差分运算以及由此带来的其他矩阵运算,同时比Randolph方法更能准确模拟桩身剪切应力的分布,并将单桩的改进计算方法应用于群桩分析。将改进的计算方法与Poulos、Randolph方法以及Chow混合方法的单桩和群桩计算结果进行了比较,结果表明：改进计算方法是可行的,可满足精度要求。     

Response evaluation of axially loaded fixed‐head pile groups in clayey soils

The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between the piles in a group with a rigid head and correlate the response of a group of piles to that of a single pile. For this purpose, a computationally intensive study using 3‐D nonlinear numerical analysis was carried out for different pile group arrangements in clayey soils. The responses of the groups of piles were compared with that of a single pile and the variation of the settlement amplification factor R_a was then quantified. The influence of the number of piles, the spacing, and the settlement level on the group response is discussed. A previously proposed relationship for predicting the response of a pile group, based on its configuration and the response of a single pile, has been modified to extend its applicability for any pile spacing. The modified relationship provides a reasonable prediction for various group configurations in clayey soils. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Viscoelastic analysis of piles and pile groups

The axial and lateral load–displacement response of single piles and pile groups during the secondary consolidation (creep) phase of deformation is obtained by idealizing the soil as a linear viscoelastic material. The boundary element method is used to model the soil halfspace and the piles, which are assumed to behave elastically, are idealized as beam-columns. By using the correspondence principle, the problem is solved in the Laplace transform domain and the final solution is obtained by numerical inversion of the transformed data. The salient features of the viscoelastic response are identified in several non-dimensional plots which encompass the spectrum of geometrical and material parameters commonly encountered in practice. The results of the analysis compare favourably with the limited data available in the literature.     

A modulus‐multiplier approach for non‐linear analysis of laterally loaded pile groups

A modulus‐multiplier approach, which applies a reduction factor to the modulus of single pile p–y curves to account for the group effect, is presented for analysing the response of each individual pile in a laterally loaded pile group with any geometric arrangement based on non‐linear pile–soil–pile interaction. The pile–soil–pile interaction is conducted using a 3D non‐linear finite element approach. The interaction effect between piles under various loading directions is investigated in this paper. Group effects can be neglected at a pile spacing of 9 times the pile diameter for piles along the direction of the lateral load and at a pile spacing of 6 times the pile diameter for piles normal to the direction of loading. The modulus multipliers for a pair of piles are developed as a function of pile spacing for departure angle of 0, 90, and 180sup>/sup> with respect to the loading direction. The procedure proposed for computing the response of any individual pile within a pile group is verified using two well‐documented full‐scale pile load tests. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

群桩沉降简化计算方法

将均质土和成层土中的单桩桩顶沉降分成桩端力引起的沉降、桩身压缩和桩侧阻力引起的沉降3部分分别计算,获得单桩沉降后,运用等代墩法可获得群桩的平均沉降。单桩沉降计算方法可考虑桩端力与桩端位移的非线性关系和桩侧阻力引起沉降的非线性特性,同时计算方法可考虑桩身压缩对桩顶沉降的贡献。算例分析表明,计算值与实测值和其他方法的计算值有较好的一致性,验证了该方法的合理性。     

Prediction of pile settlement in an elastic soil

This paper presents a simple regression to predict settlement of a single floating pile supported by a homogeneous elastic soil and subjected to a vertical load. The regression, which is calibrated by a finite element model, allows the direct computation of the pile length required for serviceability limit state design of deep foundations.