Analysis of vertically loaded pile groups

An approach is presented for the analysis of linear and non-linear responses of vertically loaded pile groups. The soil behaviour of individual piles in modelled using load-transfer curves and the pile-soil-pile interaction is determined based on Mindlin's solution. Good agreement between the present method of analysis and the rigorous boundary integral method is observed for the computation of the response of pile groups embedded in a homogeneous, isotropic elastic half-space. The computed non-linear response of pile groups compares favourably with measured results from field load tests.     

土坡悬臂式抗滑桩一种抗震设计计算方法

在强震动力作用下,边坡常会产生较大的永久位移,且抗滑桩锚固段顶端前侧局部地层易进入塑性屈服状态,这在传统的悬臂式抗滑桩抗震设计计算中没有给予充分考虑。基于Nemark滑块位移法和极限分析原理,提出了考虑边坡设计安全系数和地震永久位移的作用于抗滑桩上设计滑坡推力的计算方法;同时,根据锚固段地层进入塑性屈服状态的情况提出把锚固段分为塑性区锚固段和弹性区锚固段分别计算,前者按极限地层反力法采用悬臂梁模型计算,后者按照弹性地基梁模型计算,在两者界面处需满足桩体内力和变形以及地层反力的连续条件。结合一土质边坡工程算例,给出了所提出的悬臂式抗滑桩抗震设计三段分析法的具体计算过程和结果,进一步表明所提出的方法具有技术合理性和经济性。     

New method for non-linear analysis of rigid piles in clay

Using the numerical technique of solving nonlinear simultaneous equations, a new method of analysis is developed for design of eccentric and/or inclined loaded rigid piles in clay. The method takes account of the non-linear strain-stress characteristics of the soil around the piles and can be used for round, rectangular and other symmetric rigid piles.

The computed results using this method were found to be in good agreement with the measured values of some field tests and laboratory model tests.     

Discrete layer analysis of axially loaded piles and pile groups

This paper presents a simple discrete layer approach for the settlement analysis of axially loaded piles and pile groups. The soil profile may be arbitrarily layered and underlain by either a stiff or rigid stratum. The pile-soil-pile interaction is determined using a modified form of Mindlin's solution for finite soil depth. Good agreement between the present approach and more rigorous finite element and boundary element approaches is observed for the analysis of piles and pile groups embedded in finite soil layers. Settlement predictions obtained from the present approach also agree reasonably well with measurements from a number of published pile tests. Although the emphasis of this paper is on linear elastic solutions, it can easily be extended to include non-linear response.     

Numerical analysis of piled rafts

An approximate numerical method for the analysis of piled raft foundations is presented. The raft is modelled as a thin plate and the piles as interacting non-linear springs. Both the raft and the piles are interacting with the soil which is modelled as an elastic layer. Two sources of non-linearity are accounted for: (i) the unilateral contact at the raft–soil interface and (ii) the non-linear load–settlement relationship of the piles. Both theoretical solutions and experimental results are used to verify that, despite the approximations involved, the proposed method of analysis can provide satisfactory solutions in both linear and non-linear range. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A simplified nonlinear analysis method for piled raft foundation in layered soils under vertical loading

This paper presents a simplified nonlinear solution for piled raft foundations in layered soils under vertical loading. Based on the elastic–plastic analysis of a single pile in a layered soil, the shielding effect between a receiver pile and the soil is taken into account to modify the conventional interaction factor between two piles. An approximate approach with the concept of the interaction factor is employed to study the nonlinear behavior of pile groups with a rigid cap. Considering the variation of soil properties, the solution to multilayered elastic materials is used to calculate the settlement of the soil. The interactions between pile–soil–raft are taken into account to determine the stiffness matrix of the piled raft. By solving the stiffness matrix equations, the settlement and the load shared by the piles and raft could be obtained. Compared with results of the available published literatures, the proposed solution provides reasonable results.     

A Winkler model approach for vertically and laterally loaded piles in nonhomogeneous soil

An investigation is made to present analytical solutions provided by a Winkler model approach for the analysis of single piles and pile groups subjected to vertical and lateral loads in nonhomogeneous soils. The load transfer parameter of a single pile in nonhomogeneous soils is derived from the displacement influence factor obtained from Mindlin's solution for an elastic continuum analysis, without using the conventional form of the load transfer parameter adopting the maximum radius of the influence of the pile proposed by Randolph and Wroth. The modulus of the subgrade reaction along the pile in nonhomogeneous soils is expressed by using the displacement influence factor related to Mindlin's equation for an elastic continuum analysis to combine the elastic continuum approach with the subgrade reaction approach. The relationship between settlement and vertical load for a single pile in nonhomogeneous soils is obtained by using the recurrence equation for each layer. Using the modulus of the subgrade reaction represented by the displacement influence factor related to Mindlin's solution for the lateral load, the relationship between horizontal displacement, rotation, moment, and shear force for a single pile subjected to lateral loads in nonhomogeneous soils is available in the form of the recurrence equation. The comparison of the results calculated by the present method for single piles and pile groups in nonhomogeneous soils has shown good agreement with those obtained from the more rigorous finite element and boundary element methods. It is found that the present procedure gives a good prediction on the behavior of piles in nonhomogeneous soils. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

考虑桩土相互作用的变截面高墩自振频率计算分析

针对变截面群桩基础高墩的几何特性,将桥墩与群桩基础简化为空间整体,在考虑桥墩变截面特性及桩土相互作用的基础上,提出群桩基础变截面桥墩分析模型;将分析模型分解成群桩基础的刚体变形与桥墩的弹性变形两个部分,分别基于能量法与有限单元法求解相应的自振频率,并采用Southwell频率合成法,将整体计算模型表示成两个部分的合成,从而导出变截面桥墩的自振频率,通过算例证明该方法的实用性,并分析了桥墩参数对自振频率的影响,获及了一些定性的结论。结果表明,变截面高墩自振频率的计算分析中,桩-土相互作用的影响不容忽视,考虑桩土相互作用和桥墩本身的非线性更符合工程实际。     

能量桩群桩工作特性简化分析方法研究

采用双曲线模型模拟桩土界面上的力学行为,利用剪切位移法反映剪应力在土层中的传递,考虑群桩之间的相互作用,建立了热?力耦合作用下能量桩群桩基础工作特性的简化分析方法。该方法能反映桩土界面上的非线性、桩顶的约束条件和能量桩位置的影响,可直接计算所有桩的位移和轴力。与现有方法相比,计算得到的双桩相互作用因子更加合理。通过与文献中试验数据的对比表明,若只有局部桩经历温度变化,能量桩运行过程中各桩之间存在差异变形,基础出现倾斜,桩顶荷载发生重分布。所建立方法计算方便,能合理模拟能量桩群桩基础的主要工作特性,可用于大规模能量桩群桩基础的设计计算。     

门架式双排抗滑桩的弹塑性模型与计算分析

门架式双排抗滑桩的计算模型大部分将桩排间岩土体视为弹性材料,而岩土体为弹塑性材料,使得抗滑桩内力、位移计算结果与实际情况相差较大。假设桩排间岩土体为弹塑性材料,提出一种弹塑性计算模型,该模型将桩排间岩土体看作线弹性单元和塑性单元的组合,根据结构力学知识、土的本构关系和数值分析方法建立一种计算前后排抗滑桩内力的计算方法。首先,由已知的桩顶位移,并结合结构力学位移法求出桩间土总应力。根据Lade-Duncan模型导出这两个单元的基本参数,然后,结合数值分析方法计算出抗滑桩的内力,最后,结合工程实例,运用ANSYS有限元软件进行计算分析,得出门架式双排抗滑桩的内力图。对比监测数据和弹性模型计算结果表明,弹塑性模型的计算结果比弹性模型更加接近监测值。     

刚性桩复合地基抗震性能的振动台试验研究

为研究刚性桩复合地基的抗震性能,设计并完成了刚性桩复合地基1:10比尺的振动台试验。试验采用柔性容器这一较新的技术较好地模拟了地基在地震作用下的振动变形。此外,为解决模型与原型难以较好相似的问题,模型中尝试采用了在基础底板施加竖向力、在结构上附加阻尼器等措施。通过大量激振试验,对刚性桩复合地基的地震反应性态、柔性容器的效果等问题进行了研究。结果表明,柔性容器能够较好地解决模型试验的边界问题,刚性桩复合地基具有良好的抗震性能,桩身应变在地震作用下均未达到极限值,上部结构特性对桩身变形有一定影响,振动使土体对基础的约束减弱,但对桩的约束增强。     

刚-柔性桩复合地基变形特性有限元分析

在现场试验基础上对条形基础下刚-柔性桩复合地基进行有限元模拟分析。着重讨论了褥垫层、承台、刚性桩、柔性桩等的参数变化对刚-柔性桩复合地基沉降特性的影响。结果表明,复合地基沉降随着褥垫层厚度减小而减小,随着褥垫层模量增加而减小,承台厚度增加有利于减少差异沉降,刚性桩是控制沉降的主要构件,柔性桩桩长增加可以减少差异沉降。分析结果为刚-柔性桩复合地基的优化设计提供理论基础。     

Settlement analysis of rectangular piles in nonhomogeneous soil using a Winkler model approach

An analytical approach using a Winkler model is investigated to provide analytical solutions of settlement of a rectangular pile subjected to vertical loads in nonhomogeneous soils. For a vertically loaded pile with a rectangular cross section, the settlement influence factor of a normal pile in nonhomogeneous soils is derived from Mindlin's solution for elastic continuum analysis. For short piles with rectangular and circular cross sections, the modified forms of settlement influence factors of normal piles are produced taking into account the load transfer parameter proposed by Randolph for short circular piles. The modulus of subgrade reaction along a rectangular pile in nonhomogeneous soils is expressed by using the settlement influence factor related to Mindlin's solution to combine the elastic continuum approach with the subgrade‐reaction approach. The relationship between settlement and vertical load for a rectangular pile in nonhomogeneous soils is available in the form of the recurrence equation. The formulation of settlement of soils surrounding a rectangular pile subjected to vertical loads in nonhomogeneous soils is proposed by taking into account Mindlin's solution and both the equivalent thickness and the equivalent elastic modulus for layers in the equivalent elastic method. The difference of settlement between square and circular piles is insignificant, and the settlement of a rectangular pile decreases as the aspect ratio of the rectangular pile cross section increases. The comparison of results calculated by the present method for a rectangular pile in nonhomogeneous soils has shown good agreement with those obtained from the analytical methods and the finite element method. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

斜坡地基刚性桩水平承载力上限分析

为探讨斜坡地基刚性桩水平极限承载力的计算方法，介绍柔性桩的等效刚性桩有效嵌入深度并引入极限水平地基反力分布形式。根据荷载指向坡外及坡内两种情况，提出适用于斜坡地基桩前土体的两种极限破坏模式。然后，基于极限分析上限定理，推导出两种荷载方向下的刚性桩极限承载力，并引入多组现场试验，验证了理论方法的合理性。探讨了边坡坡角、内摩擦角、黏聚力及荷载方向对极限承载力的影响，得出了一些规律性结论，并基于以上分析结果，提出斜坡地基刚性桩水平极限承载力随坡角变化的拟合公式。这些分析为斜坡地基上基桩设计提供了一定的参考，具有理论及工程应用价值。     

刚性承台下考虑有效桩长的柔性桩复合地基沉降计算方法研究

试验研究和理论分析表明,柔性桩存在有效桩长。考虑刚性基础对桩顶部桩-土相对位移的限制,假定桩侧摩阻力为双折线三角形分布,根据桩-土协调变形,推导出复合地基中柔性桩的有效桩长,并在此基础上提出将柔性桩复合地基压缩层分为三层进行沉降计算。通过实例验证该方法是有效且可行的。     

Elastic models for nonlinear response of rigid passive piles

Recent study indicates that the response of rigid passive piles is dominated by elastic pile–soil interaction and may be estimated using theory for lateral piles. The difference lies in that passive piles normally are associated with a large scatter of the ratio of maximum bending moment over maximum shear force and induce a limiting pressure that is ~1/3 that on laterally loaded piles. This disparity prompts this study. This paper proposes pressure‐based pile–soil models and develops their associated solutions to capture response of rigid piles subjected to soil movement. The impact of soil movement was encapsulated into a power‐law distributed loading over a sliding depth, and load transfer model was adopted to mimic the pile–soil interaction. The solutions are presented in explicit expressions and can be readily obtained. They are capable of capturing responses of model piles in a sliding soil owing to the impact of sliding depth and relative strength between sliding and stable layer on limiting force prior to ultimate state. In comparison with available solutions for ultimate state, this study reveals the 1/3 limiting pressure (of the active piles) on passive piles was induced by elastic interaction. The current models employing distributed pressure for moving soil are more pertinent to passive piles (rather than plastic soil flow). An example calculation against instrumented model piles is provided, which demonstrates the accuracy of the current solutions for design slope stabilising piles. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

多向荷载作用下层状地基刚性桩筏基础分析

提出一种多向荷载作用下层状地基中刚性桩筏基础的计算方法。基于剪切位移法,采用传递矩阵形式分析了竖向荷载下桩顶面-桩顶面相互作用;引入修正桩侧地基模量,采用有限差分法分析了水平荷载下桩顶面-桩顶面相互作用;基于层状弹性半空间理论,分析了多向荷载下桩顶面-土表面、土表面-桩顶面、土表面-土表面的相互作用关系。建立了桩土体系柔度矩阵,得到了多向荷载下层状地基中刚性桩筏基础的受力和变形的关系以及桩的内力和变形沿桩身分布规律。通过与有限元对比,验证了该方法的合理性和修正地基模量的优越性,并对多向荷载作用下的桩筏基础进行了计算分析,计算结果表明,水平力将会引起桩筏基础的倾斜。     

Analysis of rectangular piles subjected to lateral loads in nonhomogeneous soil using a Winkler model approach

An analytical approach using a Winkler model based on two lateral soil displacement components in a three‐dimensional soil is investigated to provide analytical solutions of horizontal response of a rectangular pile subjected to lateral loads in nonhomogeneous soil. The two lateral displacement components of a soil surrounding the rectangular pile are represented by the Fourier series of displacement potential functions in the elastic three‐dimensional analysis. The lateral stiffness coefficient of the rectangular pile shaft in nonhomogeneous soil is derived from the rocking stiffness coefficient taking into account rocking rotation of a rigid pile shaft. The relationship between horizontal displacement, rotation, moment, and shear force for the rectangular pile subjected to horizontal loads in nonhomogeneous soil is obtainable in the form of the recurrence equation. The formulation of lateral displacement and rotation for a rectangular pile subjected to lateral loads on the pile base in nonhomogeneous soil is proposed by taking into account Mindlin's equation and the equivalent thickness for soil layers in the equivalent elastic method. The difference of lateral behavior between square and circular piles subjected to lateral loads is insignificant. The effect of aspect ratio of the rectangular pile on the lateral behavior is great for the lower stiffness ratio between pile and soil and the larger length–equivalent diameter ratio. The effect of the value of Poisson's ratio of soil on lateral stiffness coefficient is relatively small except Poisson's ratio close to 0.5. The comparison of the results calculated by the current method for a rectangular pile subjected to lateral loads in nonhomogeneous soil has shown good agreement with those obtained from the analytical methods and the finite element method. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A simplified analysis method for piled raft foundations in non‐homogeneous soils

A simplified method of numerical analysis based on elasticity theory has been developed for the analysis of axially and laterally loaded piled raft foundations embedded in non‐homogeneous soils and incorporated into a computer program “PRAB”. In this method, a hybrid model is employed in which the flexible raft is modelled as thin plates and the piles as elastic beams and the soil is treated as springs. The interactions between structural members, pile–soil–pile, pile–soil–raft and raft–soil–raft interactions, are approximated based on Mindlin's solutions for both vertical and lateral forces with consideration of non‐homogeneous soils. The validity of the proposed method is verified through comparisons with some published solutions for single piles, pile groups and capped pile groups in non‐homogeneous soils. Thereafter, the solutions from this approach for the analysis of axially and laterally loaded 4‐pile pile groups and 4‐pile piled rafts embedded in finite homogeneous and non‐homogeneous soil layers are compared with those from three‐dimensional finite element analysis. Good agreement between the present approach and the more rigorous finite element approach is demonstrated. Copyright © 2002 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。