Centrifuge modelling of raked piles

Inclined piles are prohibited by many codes in seismic areas. Nevertheless the battered effect has not yet been clarified because very few data are available. The present work is a comparison, at reduced scale in the centrifuge, of the response of two simplified pile groups: a 1 × 2 vertical piles and 1 × 2 pile group with one inclined pile. Two configurations are considered: end-bearing and floating pile group, both with pile heads rigidly fixed with a massive cap. First, repeatability tests under horizontal cyclic loading were performed on both floating pile groups. Secondly, repeated horizontal impact tests were performed on both end-bearing pile groups. These impact tests, which highlight the influence of inclined piles on the inertial response of a group, are a first step for the more complex analysis of the performance of such groups under seismic loads where inertial and kinematic interactions are combined. The first part of this work revealed the influence of sand structure around the inclined pile tip on the repeatability of the tests performed on floating pile groups. The second part highlighted differences in the dynamic response between the two end-bearing pile groups through measurements of the pile cap acceleration, the bending moment profile and the axial load in the piles.     

单桩静载荷试验极限承载力的预测

桩基承载力对桩基抗震性能有很大影响。介绍了一种单桩静载荷试验极限承载力的预测法——多项式回归法。在静载荷试验中，由于种种原因终止荷载未达到极限荷载时，可用上述方法进行推测。同时通过实例对比说明，这种方法对于静载荷试验具有一定的经济效益。     

桩基承载力自平衡试验方法在昆明地区的应用研究

概述了自平衡法的基本原理,对云南某化工有限公司5×105t/a合成氨煤气化装置中的三根试桩采用自平衡新方法进行了桩基承载力测试,对测试数据进行了整理和分析。应用结果表明,测试取得较好的工程效果。     

Static equivalent method for the kinematic interaction analysis of single piles

This paper presents a static equivalent approach to estimate the maximum kinematic interaction effects on piles subjected to lateral seismic excitation. Closed-form expressions are reported for the evaluation of the maximum free-field soil movements and for the computation of maximum pile shear force and bending moments. Firstly, modal analysis, combined with a suitable damped response spectrum, is used to evaluate the maximum free-field response. Secondly, the pile is schematised as a Winkler's beam subjected to equivalent static forces defined according to soil vibration modal shapes and amplitude. The method may be applied by using response spectra suggested by National Standards or those obtained with accelerograms. The procedure proposed may be conveniently implemented in simple spreadsheets or in commercial finite element programs and easily used by practicing engineers. Method accuracy is demonstrated by comparing the results with those obtained with a more rigorous model. Good results may be achieved by considering only the first soil vibration mode making the procedure straightforward for practical design purposes.     

确定桩承载力的脉冲位移法

本文拟在微幅振动试验中进行桩承载力的理论分析并在实用条件的基础上，介绍一种简易试验分析方法即脉冲位移法，为工程建设服务。     

海洋工程中桩基抗拔承载力研究

抗拔承载力是桩基设计的重要组成部分,随着海上风电场的建设,海洋工程中出现了越来越多需要提供足够抗拔力的抗拔桩。现有规范中桩基抗拔承载力的计算来源于对抗压承载力的修正,理论研究成果也仅限于半经验法及极限平衡算法,因此与实测数据存在较大差异。系统阐述现有的桩基抗拔承载力计算方法,并结合实际工程计算桩基的抗拔承载力,对比各种计算方法的结果发现:黏土中API规范法计算的桩基上拔承载力更接近实测值;Meyerhof和Das算法适合计算长径较小的桩;Chattopadhyay和Shanker算法适用于砂土中抗拔桩的计算;现有抗拔承载力计算方法忽略了黏土中的黏附力和负孔隙水压力,导致计算结果与实测值偏差较大。     

爆炸荷载下桩基竖向动承载力研究

针对地面抗爆工程建设中桩基设计问题,采用动三轴试验、动力有限元方法等手段,开展了爆炸作用下地基土的动力特性及桩基抗爆承载力研究,结果表明桩基竖向极限抗爆承载力为其竖向极限静承载力2倍以上,高于按照现行桩基规范得到的1.25 ～1.5倍范围值,表明将常规抗震设计的办法直接用于抗爆炸冲击荷载的桩基设计时偏保守.     

Computation of degradation factors of p-y curves in liquefiable soils for analysis of piles using three-dimensional finite-element model

This paper presents a procedure to compute the values of degradation factors of p-y curves in the pseudo-static analysis of piles in liquefiable soils. Three-dimensional finite-element model was used for the computation of p and y values using OpenSees computer package. The piles were modeled using beam-column elements and elastic section. The soil continuum was modeled using brick elements and a two-surface plasticity model. By comparing the results of models in two cases of liquefiable and non-liquefiable, values of degradation factors were obtained. Validation of the degradation factors computed was conducted through the centrifuge test results. The simulation results showed a similar trend between degradation factor variation in different densities and sands. With increasing depth, the degradation factor increased. By comparing the results of pseudo-static analysis with the centrifuge test results, it was concluded that the use of the p-y curves with computed degradation factors in liquefiable sand gave reasonable results.     

Experimental investigation on seismic behavior of single piles in sandy soil

This paper describes a quasi-static test program featuring lateral cyclic loading on single piles in sandy soil. The tests were conducted on 18 aluminum model piles with different cross sections and lateral load eccentricity ratios, e/d, (e is the lateral load eccentricity and d is the diameter of pile) of 0, 4 and 8, embedded in sand with a relative density of 30% and 70%. The experimental results include lateral load-displacement hysteresis loops, skeleton curves and energy dissipation curves. Lateral capacity, ductility and energy dissipation capacity of single piles under seismic load were evaluated in detail. The lateral capacities and the energy dissipation capacity of piles in dense sand were much higher than in loose sand. When embedded in loose sand, the maximum lateral load and the maximum lateral displacement of piles increased as e/d increased. On the contrary, when embedded in dense sand, the maximum lateral load of piles decreased as e/d increased. Piles with a higher load eccentricity ratio experienced higher energy dissipation capacity than piles with e/d of 0 in both dense and loose sand. At a given level of displacement, piles with circular cross sections provided the best energy dissipation capacity in both loose and dense sand.     

基于平面应变简化假定的桩扭转振动理论精度研究

利用拉普拉斯变换对考虑桩土耦合扭转振动条件下,桩顶受到任意激振扭矩作用的端承桩桩顶频域及时域响应进行解析求解,推导求得了桩顶位移、速度频域响应,桩顶复阻抗的解析表达式和半正弦脉冲激励作用下的桩顶时域响应半解析解;将本文所得理论解与基于平面应变假定的桩基扭转耦合振动的频域解和时域解进行了全面对比研究,具体比较范围涉及土层对桩的局部复阻抗、桩顶复频响应、速度导纳、桩顶复刚度和桩顶时域响应等方面,并得到若干重要结论。研究成果校核了平面应变假定在桩基扭转振动理论研究中的合理运用,为进一步了解桩土耦合振动的内在机理提供理论支持。     

Experimental investigation on seismic behavior of single piles in sandy soil

This paper describes a quasi-static test program featuring lateral cyclic loading on single piles in sandy soil. The tests were conducted on 18 aluminum model piles with different cross sections and lateral load eccentricity ratios, e/d, (e is the lateral load eccentricity and d is the diameter of pile) of 0, 4 and 8, embedded in sand with a relative density of 30% and 70%. The experimental results include lateral load-displacement hysteresis loops, skeleton curves and energy dissipation curves. Lateral cap...     

用弹性模量缩减法分析刚架结构的极限承载力

首先,综合考虑单元的内力和屈服强度,定义了单元承载比、承载比均匀度以及基准承载比等参数的概念和计算表达式;在此基础上,根据相邻迭代步变形能守恒关系,研究建立弹性模量的调整计算公式,建立了一种新型的弹性模量调整策略;进而提出了刚架结构极限承载力分析的弹性模量缩减法,即通过系统地调整高承载比单元的弹性模量来确定结构的极限荷载下限值。该方法对于结构的局部破坏模式及整体破坏模式分析均具有较好的适用性。算例分析表明,本文方法具有较高的计算精度和计算效率。     

能力谱方法在桥梁抗震性能评估中的应用研究

位移延性是桥梁抗震性能的重要指标之一,以Pushover分析为基础的能力谱方法能够考察结构在地震下的弹塑性位移响应,是抗震性能评估的一种有效手段.文中阐述了能力谱法的基本原理,说明了基于弹塑性反应谱的能力谱方法在求解性能点时不需要进行迭代计算;基于弹性设计反应谱建立了相对应的弹塑性反应谱,结合某实桥,将能力谱方法和增量动力分析方法进行了对比,并根据不同的地震基本烈度和场地土类型进行了抗震性能评估.分析认为,能力谱方法计算简便,对结构1阶振型的地震响应占主导时,具有较好的精度,并能够基于设计反应谱来考察结构的弹塑性抗震性能,可用于桥梁抗震性能的评估.     

Dyadic wavelet analysis of PDA signals

The dyadic wavelet transform is used to analyze PDA measured signals in order to identify the CASE-damping factor, which may be directly calculated from the dyadic wavelet analysis, not from the correlation study; accordingly, the pile capacity may be more exactly estimated by the CASE method. The dyadic wavelet transform can decompose a PDA measured signal into an incident impact wave and a reflected impulse wave at the certain scale that are clearly shown on the wavelet transform graph. The relation between the incidence and the reflection has been established by a transfer function based on the dyadic wavelet transform and the one-dimensional wave equation, whose phase is the time delay between the incident and the reflected and whose magnitude is a function of the CASE-damping factor. An autocorrelation function analysis method is proposed to determine the time delay and to estimate the magnitude of the transfer function that is determined by the ratio of the maximum of the autocorrelation function to the second peak value represented the reflected wave on the autocorrelation function graph. Thus, the damping factor is finally determined. An analog signal, a PIT signal and five PDA signals demonstrate the proposed methods, by which the time delay, the CASE-damping factor, and pile capacity are determined. The damping factors and pile capacity are good agreement with those by CAPWAP.     

桩基静载试验与高应变对比分析

桩基承载力对桩基抗震性能有很大影响。通过对大量的桩基静载荷试验和同一根桩上的高应变的对比研究，总结了高应变测试极限承载力的准确性与可靠性，分析了引起高应变测试结果误差的原因，提出了消除高应变测试误差的一些方法和注意事项。     

强震下混凝土剪力墙受弯模拟及测试实验研究

为提高混凝土剪力墙受弯性能计算的准确度,开展强震下混凝土剪力墙受弯性能试验研究。选取1个混凝土剪力墙对比试件和3个测试试件作为研究对象,对试件施加垂直荷载和水平荷载,模拟强烈地震作用力。试验前期准备工作完成后,建立分离式有限元模型,通过计算混凝土在受压和受拉状态下的损伤弹塑性刚度,完成对有限元模型中混凝土塑性损伤分析,在此基础上,计算混凝土剪力墙受弯承载力。利用有限元模型对3个测试试件进行模拟试验,结果表明,强烈地震后3个试件的荷载-位移曲线均与实际位移值接近,且混凝土剪力墙受弯承载力试验结果与实际值的误差在2%以内,表明试验研究方法具有一定的可行性,数值模拟结果较为准确。     

PCC桩水平承载特性足尺模型试验与数值模拟

通过进行大型模型槽足尺模型试验,根据桩身变形和柱身弯矩的试验结果,分析了水平荷载作用下现浇混凝土大直径管桩（以下简称PCC桩）的水平承栽特性和桩-土共同作用性状。采用大型通用有限元软件ABAQUS对PCC桩的水平承载特性进行了数值模拟,计算结果与试验结果符合得较好,并进一步探讨了PCC桩水平承载特性的主要影响因素。结果表明：表层土体的弹性模量对水平受力性状影响较大,表层土体的厚度对桩身水平位移也有较大影响,因此可以通过改良表层土体来控制桩身水平位移,以达到工程设计要求;土体强度参数对水平承载特性也有影响,尤其是内摩擦角和粘聚力较小时更为明显。     

可液化场地桥梁桩基改进m值法研究

为了合理分析可液化场地桥梁桩基侧向承载力进行了改进m值法的研究。基于振动台试验和m值法,建立了桩-土相互作用体系有限元分析模型;引入反映可液化砂层侧向承载力衰减状态的孔压比指标值Ru;将不同时刻对应墩顶配重惯性力作为体系外部激励施加于墩顶;通过不断试算液化过程中砂土的m值,保证桩的弯矩计算值与试验值吻合较好。建立了考虑孔压比效应的砂土m值衰减因子p与Ru之间关系式。最后,推荐给出可液化场地桥梁桩基侧向承载性能分析的改进m值法。     

Experimental evidence for flexibility of a building foundation supported by concrete friction piles

This article explores the possibility to measure deformations of building foundations from measurements of ambient noise and strong motion recordings. The case under study is a seven-storey hotel building in Van Nuys, California. It has been instrumented by strong motion accelerographs, and has recorded several earthquakes, including the 1971 San Fernando (M_L=6.6, R=22 km), 1987 Whittier–Narrows (M_L=5.9, R=41 km), 1992 Landers (M_L=7.5, R=186 km), 1992 Big Bear (M_L=6.5, R=149 km), and 1994 Northridge (M_L=6.4, R=1.5 km) earthquake and its aftershocks (20 March: M_L=5.2, R=1.2 km; 6 December, 1994: M_L=4.3, R=11 km). It suffered minor structural damage in 1971 earthquake and extensive damage in 1994. Two detailed ambient vibration tests were performed following the Northridge earthquake, one before and the other one after the 20 March aftershock. These included measurements at a grid of points on the ground floor and in the parking lot surrounding the building, presented and analyzed in this article. The analysis shows that the foundation system, consisting of grade beams on friction piles, does not act as a “rigid body” but deforms during the passage of microtremor and therefore earthquake waves. For this geometrically and by design essentially symmetric building, the center of stiffness of the foundation system appears to have large eccentricity (this is seen both from the microtremor measurements and from the earthquake recordings). This eccentricity may have contributed to strong coupling of transverse and torsional responses, and to larger than expected torsional response, contributing to damage during the 1994 Northridge, earthquake.     

地震作用下混合桥结合段的极限承载力分析

采用Nishiumi算法分析地震作用下混合桥结合段的极限承载力时,未考虑贯穿钢筋对混合桥结合段剪力键承载力的影响作用,分析出的极限承载力结果与实际结果差异较大。提出新的地震作用下混合桥结合段的极限承载力分析方法。通过分析计算得到栓钉类剪力键和钢筋混凝土柱类剪力键的极限承载力,设计新的极限承载力分析试验,通过设计剪力键试件、试件地震加载和试验测试点安置和测试内容安排,分析地震作用下混合桥结合段剪力键的极限承载力。分析结果说明,所提方法可准确分析地震作用下混合桥结合段剪力键的极限承载力,且分析得到的极限承载力结果与实测结果几乎一致,误差不超过7%。