Analysis of shaft resistance of jacked piles in sands

In recent years, pile jacking has become a viable alternative installation method for displacement piles. Pile jacking produces minimal noise, vibration and air pollution during installation. In addition, it is possible, at the end of jacking, to have a good estimate of the ultimate static capacity of the pile. In this paper, the shaft resistance of piles jacked into sand is studied using one‐dimensional finite element analysis. The finite element simulations, using a two‐surface plasticity model, demonstrate the effects of relative density and confinement on the unit shaft resistance of piles jacked in sand. The impact of the number of jacking strokes on the unit shaft capacity is also assessed. Based on the numerical results, we developed equations for shaft resistance quantifying the effects of relative density, initial confinement and number of jacking strokes. Predictions using these equations are compared with data obtained from centrifuge tests and field tests. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical simulation of pile installation

During installation of a displacement pile, the soil around the pile is heavily distorted. The resulting changes in soil density and stress state around the pile determine the ultimate pile capacity. In most finite element models, the installation phase is not explicitly modelled. In this paper the full installation phase is modelled in two different ways, in a numerical code capable of large deformations.     

Comparison of Press-Replace Method and Material Point Method for analysis of jacked piles

In this study, installation of jacked piles in sand is simulated using Press-Replace Method (PRM) and Material Point Method (MPM) and the results are compared together. This comparison is important because a realistic and yet efficient simulation of installation of jacked piles is an appealing step towards the design and analysis of this type of displacement piles. It is shown that PRM as a method that is founded on small-strain finite element method can produce pile and soil responses that are in a promising agreement with those of MPM which is a finite-deformation analysis method.     

主动侧向受荷桩桩周土的影像观测与数值模拟

在室内模型试验中对模型桩顶施加水平荷载,分别采用数字照相无标点变形量测系统及配套量测分析软件形象地再现了不同密实度砂土中桩周土体及地表土体水平位移分布规律。对双桩的地表水平位移分布情形进行观测分析,结合桩顶位移与水平荷载的关系研究了桩间距对桩与桩之间的相互作用的影响。应用颗粒流程序PFC2D模拟一定深度平面内桩周土体位移,揭示了主动桩桩周土的颗粒流动性状及桩间距对桩-土相互作用的影响。结果表明,主动受荷桩桩周砂土位移场呈两个纺锤体状;砂土密实度增加,桩前砂土变形范围增大;桩间距越小,相邻桩相互影响越明显。     

厚垫层-砂桩复合地基现场试验研究

以瓯江北口大桥南锚碇巨型沉井场地地基处理为科研背景,研究厚垫层-砂桩复合地基的适用性及其承载力的影响因素,针对不同的垫层材料、垫层厚度和砂桩间距共进行了9组静载试验。为得到砂桩施工对周围已完成砂桩的影响程度,还进行了砂桩施工相互影响试验。试验结果表明：厚垫层-砂桩加固软土地基效果非常好,是大型沉井地基处理较为理想的方式;垫层含水率、垫层材料和垫层厚度对其承载力的影响程度均大于砂桩间距;砂桩施工过程对周围已完成砂桩的影响和对周围土体的影响具有很大差别,利用传统沉桩挤土理论分析砂桩施工对周围已完成砂桩的影响将产生较大偏差;砂桩施工对周围已完成砂桩会产生较大影响,最大影响范围主要集中在地表以下1/3桩长范围内,影响程度与土层的种类和性质有密切关系,土性越好,影响程度越小;可利用增大砂桩间距和已有砂桩的阻隔效应减小影响程度。     

End bearing capacity comparison of screw pile with straight pipe pile under similar ground conditions

In the present study, the end bearing capacity of screw and straight pipe pile under similar pile tip area and ground conditions were investigated. The effect of increasing overburden pressure was also considered in this research. Pile load tests on close-ended screw and straight pipe piles were conducted in the small scale. Dry Toyoura sand was used to develop the model ground. The sand was compacted at relative density of 70, 80 and 92 %. It was observed that in case of straight pipe pile, load settlement curve plunges downward without increase in load around settlement equals to 10 % of pile tip diameter, whereas in case of screw pile, the load settlement curve plunges around settlement equals to 15 % of pile tip diameter. Moreover, the screw piles having helix-to-shaft diameter ratio 2–4.1 showed 2–12 times higher end bearing capacity than straight pipe piles with similar pile shaft diameter. It was also observed from the test results that the end bearing capacity of single-helix screw pile was in average 16.25 % less than straight pipe pile with similar pile tip area and ground conditions irrespective of the effect of increasing overburden pressure.     

珊瑚礁地层中PHC桩原位静载试验研究

珊瑚地层是钙质砂和礁灰岩的统称。在珊瑚地层中开展预应力高强度混凝土管桩（PHC桩）的原位堆载测试,分析了桩?珊瑚地质的相互作用规律。采用光纤光栅传感技术采集加载过程中的试桩桩身应变,由计算获取桩身轴力,分析加载过程中珊瑚地层中PHC桩基础的承载特性。试验结果表明,（1）桩?土响应处于线弹性阶段;（2）桩的承载发挥状态与入土深度显著相关,且入土深度超过15倍桩径时桩端阻力发挥峰值;（3）桩的安装方式几乎不影响其在珊瑚地层中的承载性能,但贯入能量的大小则显著影响;（4）入土深度和贯入能量的大小,影响珊瑚地质的破碎程度,颗粒破碎显著影响珊瑚地质中桩的承载发挥特性。通过原位测试可知在珊瑚地质中在贯入深度在15倍桩径以内,入土深度与桩端阻力正相关,与桩侧摩阻力反相关。     

砂土中单桩竖向抗压承载机制的离散元分析

将单桩视为平面问题,采用二维离散单元法分析了砂土中单桩竖向抗压承载机制。首先利用离散元模拟地基的形成、挖孔灌注桩的成桩过程以及地基土的双轴压缩试验;然后通过离散元模拟单桩竖向抗压静载试验,分析其承载机制。结果表明：随着桩的沉降增大,桩端阻力一直增大,桩侧摩阻力先增大后达到稳定值;单位桩长侧摩阻力从桩顶到桩端呈非线性增长趋势;当荷载达到桩的极限承载力时,桩端发生刺入破坏,导致桩侧与桩端附近土体的转动场梯度、应力场梯度增大,主应力发生大角度旋转。     

盾构施工对大型立交桥超长桩工作性状的影响

盾构近距离穿越大型立交桥超长桩基础会对桩基础及上部桥梁结构产生不利影响。通过对盾构近距离侧穿超长桩基础过程进行数值模拟,研究了不同深度处盾构掘进对超长桩承载性状、变形和内力的影响。研究表明：盾构近距侧穿超长桩会导致桩身出现较大变形及内力,且隧道轴线与超长桩处于不同相对位置时会对桩的特性产生不同影响。其他条件不变时,盾构从桩身上部的近距离穿越,将引起桩身最大的横向水平位移;盾构从桩身中部近距离穿越则将引起桩身产生沿盾构掘进方向的最大的水平位移;盾构从桩端附近穿越时将引起桩身产生最大的竖向位移;盾构从桩身中下部穿越时将引起桩身产生最大的附加轴力。桩身侧阻在隧道轴线附近呈“S”型,同时桩身轴力最大值也出现在隧道轴线附近。盾构导致桩身产生纵向和横向变形延伸至桥面高度的变形量相当可观。当盾构穿越高架桥梁基础时应该严格控制桩顶水平位移。     

钙质砂地基单桩承载特性模型试验研究

根据实际工程中单桩受力特点,对足尺桩基进行等比例缩尺,考虑不同埋深、砂土颗粒级配等影响因素,开展室内小尺寸模型单桩的竖向拉拔、水平推移和竖向压载试验,分析桩身变位、变形、轴力等参数与桩基埋深、桩周砂土特性等因素的相互关系,探究钙质砂地基中单桩在不同受力方向下的承载性状,进而剖析钙质砂中桩-土相互作用机制。研究表明,钙质砂地基中,单桩变位、变形特点随着受力方向、埋深、桩周砂土特性等的变化存在明显差异;增大桩的埋深对竖向抗拔桩的意义大过竖向抗压桩;相同条件下桩在承受竖向抗压荷载时,增大埋深的作用主要体现在加载初期,随着荷载的逐渐增大,最终差别将逐渐减小;竖向抗压桩承载过程由以侧摩阻力承载为主发展为以桩端阻力承载为主;颗粒破碎和重分布会引起抗拔桩εmax在加载后期出现衰减;宽级配钙质砂中桩的抗拔能力较强,而单一粒组的钙质砂则在维持桩身稳定方面占优势;桩侧剪碎时的桩侧阻力衰减是随着颗粒破碎逐渐发生的,而桩端压碎时的桩侧阻力衰减主要发生在砂土被压碎瞬间。研究结果对钙质砂地基中的不同功能桩基的优化、设计和施工具有重要指导价值。     

考虑砂土地基预制桩侧向挤土影响的单桩承载力分析研究

预制桩的沉桩过程产生了对桩周土体的挤密作用,桩周土体的力学特性发生了相应的改变,这种改变会直接影响预制桩桩基础的承载力。利用有限元计算分析方法对砂性土地基预制桩沉桩过程进行了数值求解,得到了桩周土体的位移和应力变化规律;在应力路径控制的三轴试验中,模拟土体在受到预制桩沉桩影响的应力状态,试验研究了标准砂在再受荷载作用时的力学特性;在荷载传递法中,运用桩周土体性质的变化试验结果,进行了有限差分数值分析,得到了考虑和不考虑挤土作用的单桩P-S曲线。研究结果表明：预制桩的沉桩过程对桩周土中的径向和轴向应力都有明显的影响,对径向应力的影响大于对轴向应力的影响;挤土效应提高了桩周土的剪切模量值和强度,影响范围大致相当;考虑沉桩侧向挤土影响单桩承载特性有明显的提高,现行的预制桩设计偏于安全。     

扩底抗拔桩桩端阻力的群桩效应研究

通过颗粒流数值模拟,从桩端阻力随上拔位移的发展与桩端周围土体颗粒位移表现等角度,研究了扩底抗拔桩端阻力的群桩效应问题。研究比较了单桩（墩）与群桩（墩）的抗拔性状以及不同墩距下中心墩与边墩阻力随上拔位移发展的情况。研究表明,在归一化上拔量 0.1时,单桩（墩）与群桩（墩）的上拔特性无明显差别;此后,随着上拔位移的发展,单桩（墩）的上拔端阻力要大于群桩中的桩（墩）的端阻力,桩（墩）周围土体颗粒的相互影响开始显现。在归一化上拔量 0.5的情况下,群桩（墩）中中心桩（墩）的端阻力要略大于边桩（墩）。在归一化上拔量 0.5的情况下,群桩中边桩的桩端阻力较中心桩的要大,而群墩中边墩的墩端阻力较中心墩要小,体现了桩身侧限对抗拔桩群中端阻力发挥的影响。随着墩距的增大,在较大的位移量以后群墩才与单墩的受力有显著差别。     

高速铁路CFG桩复合地基柔性载荷试验研究

高速铁路建设的迅速发展及高速铁路对路基沉降的严格要求,CFG桩在高速铁路路基的处理上得到大量运用。但铁路工程对路基的作用原理与工民建工程对地基的作用原理有本质的区别,工民建房屋建筑荷载通过基础对地基施加刚性荷载,而铁路路基直接承受上部路堤的自重和列车运行产生的柔性荷载。高速铁路CFG桩复合地基的设计都是根据工民建行业的设计理论进行,其试验结果必然与实际情况存在偏差。本文着手研究适合于高速铁路复合地基的柔性载荷试验方法,模拟高速铁路柔性加载的特性,通过数值分析对比了刚性荷载和柔性载荷作用下CFG桩复合地基的桩、土应力、位移分布情况;通过现场载荷试验对设计方案进行了验证,研究了高速铁路CFG桩复合地基的承载力特性,结果证明柔性载荷试验是可行的,能合理的模拟高速铁路CFG桩复合地基承载特性,可为柔性基础下CFG桩复合地基的设计提供基础。     

砂土中等截面桩的上拔机制分析

桩的上拔承载性能的宏观力学现象与桩周土细观结构变化相关,应用细观力学的颗粒流（PFC2D）数值模拟方法对承受上拔荷载作用的桩基进行了分析,数值模拟了上拔荷载作用的桩及桩周土的细观力学特征,研究了桩侧摩阻力的分布、桩周土剪切带的形成过程,较好的再现了桩的荷载－位移关系的实验结果,并与宏观物理实物试验的位移实测结果作了对比分析。分析了土体中剪切带形成过程中的颗粒间的细观变化及其形成过程,当上拔荷载达到极限时,上拔桩的剪切带形成原因是密砂的应变软化效应;颗粒流数值模拟的颗粒接触力与实物物理试验桩侧摩阻力是同一的,数值模拟的荷载-位移曲线与实物物理试验的荷载-位移曲线一致;桩侧摩阻力、桩上拔过程中剪切带的形成过程、桩上拔荷载-位移关系与颗粒流数值模拟的颗粒分布、速度、接触力的细观参数的变化密切相关。桩承受荷载过程中土颗粒细观结构变化的颗粒流仿真,是关于细观力学特征与宏观力学响应的初步研究。     

砂土中开口管桩沉桩过程的颗粒流模拟研究

基于颗粒流理论,采用PFC2D程序,模拟再现不同型号开口管桩在沉桩过程中土塞的形成演化规律、土颗粒细观结构变化以及桩周土应力场分布情况,并通过分析土体细观变化模式揭示沉桩过程中宏观力学响应的内在机制。计算结果表明,管桩直径对土塞效应影响很大,外径为30 mm的开口管桩,沉桩过程中土塞增量填充率（IFR）值较小,土塞效应明显,土塞高度小,类似闭口桩;随着管桩直径的增大,土塞效应迅速减小,大直径管桩在砂土中沉桩全部闭塞的可能性很小。细观因素（孔隙率和滑动比例）与土体宏观位移表现之间存在着明显的相互对应关系,并依此将桩周土划分3个区域。桩周土体水平应力、竖向应力和剪应力都在桩底附近形成“应力核”,不同型号管桩桩周土应力场分布相近。     

静压桩承载力时间效应的研究进展

由于静压桩沉桩后桩周土重塑,静压桩承载力表现出随着休止期的延长而增长的特性。本文从静压桩沉桩后桩周土体内孔隙水消散固结的角度出发,对静压桩承载力时间效应的理论和试验分别进行归纳,结合孔隙水消散路径及固结模型,对桩周土体初始超静孔隙水压力大小及其分布特征进行总结,分析承载力各种测试方法的优缺点,对静压桩承载力的时效性进行深化研究,并探讨了不同地质条件、不同桩的类型对休止期内静压桩承载力的影响,进一步对基于实测数据得出的经验公式进行总结。讨论了基于不同本构关系模型的应力场及位移场解答和沉桩后孔隙水压力消散解答,在此基础上总结了桩基极限承载力理论公式;探讨了黏性土、砂土条件下,考虑超固结比、不排水抗剪强度和塑性指数比对桩基极限承载力系数A的影响,在此基础上归纳了桩基极限承载力经验公式。建议在经验公式基础上设置多重参数,以提升经验公式的精确度,并完善对不同桩、土类型的参数解答;利用BP神经网络,导入静压桩承载力相关参数,以得到针对不同地质条件、桩型、休止期的承载力最优解。     

砾卵石层中预制桩的承载性状研究

依据59根桩静载荷试验实测结果和桩侧相关土层的标贯试验成果,反算出砾卵石持力层中预制桩的极限桩端阻力,结合7根桩身埋设有应力计的预制桩桩端阻力的实测成果,分析了砾卵石层中的预制桩的桩端阻力、桩端荷载分担比例及端阻充分发挥所需的桩端位移。通过对121根以砾卵石为持力层的预制桩的静载试验成果与静压法施工终压力的比较,分析了砾卵石层中静压预制桩的施工终压力与极限承载力的关系。     

Axisymmetric finite element analysis of pile loading tests

In this paper a typical soil–structure interaction problem is considered, the case of a vertical pile installed in sand and submitted to an axial compression loading. Results from two full scale pile tests are analysed and the tests are reproduced by numerical simulations via finite elements method (FEM). The choice of the mechanical parameters for the soil and the sand–pile interface and the modelling approach are first described. A new numerical strategy is outlined to account for pile installation effects due to jacking and driving via FEM. The proposed approach is based on the application of existing empirical correlations available for the quantification of residual radial and shear stresses along the pile shaft as well as residual pressures around the pile base after the installation. This approach is proposed as an alternative to more complex methods based on the numerical modelling of the pile penetration problem. The role of the constitutive modelling of the interface is also discussed. Finally, comparative analyses of pile loading tests using FEM are provided and the comparisons between numerical and experimental results are presented and discussed.     

Coupled deformation–seepage analysis of dynamic capacity tests on open-ended piles in saturated sand

Open-ended piles such as tubular piles or I-beams are used as foundations for offshore and nearshore construction. After the pile installation a load test to estimate the bearing capacity of these open-ended piles is necessary. Due to the offshore conditions and the high bearing capacity of the installed piles a static load test is not normally feasible. Therefore, dynamic load tests are carried out where the wave propagation due to an dynamic impact at the pile head is measured. The methods to estimate the bearing capacity from the measured signal of the dynamic tests were derived for solid pile profiles. It is questionable whether these evaluation techniques are applicable for open-ended piles. Hence, the influence of various important system parameters as well as the differences between static and dynamic load tests on open-ended piles is investigated in this paper.     

基于透明土的静压楔形桩沉桩效应模型试验研究

楔形桩是一种可以有效提高桩侧摩阻力的纵向变截面异形桩,然而针对该变截面桩沉桩效应特性方面的研究却相对较少。基于透明土材料和粒子图像测速技术（简称PIV）,开展静压楔形桩沉桩模型试验,测得沉桩过程中桩周土体的位移场变化规律;沉桩过程中桩周土体位移场由激光射入透明土材料,与透明土材料之间的相互作用产生的独特散斑场,通过CCD（charge-coupled device）电荷耦合元件相机成像处理而获得。同时进行了等截面桩的沉桩模型试验,并对等混凝土材料用量情况下楔形桩和等截面桩的沉桩效应进行对比分析。最后,将此试验结果与基于常规试验手段的静压楔形桩沉桩模型试验和圆孔扩张理论计算结果进行对比分析,验证了基于透明土材料的静压楔形桩沉桩模型试验的准确性和可靠性。研究结果表明,基于透明土材料和PIV技术可以有效地开展静压楔形桩沉桩模型试验研究;楔形桩静压施工过程中对桩周土的影响范围约为等混凝土用量等截面桩的1.2倍。