A New Computer Program for Pile Capacity Prediction using CPT Data

An interactive computer program “GLAMCPT” is developed for application in soil profiling and prediction of pile load capacity using cone penetration test (CPT) and laboratory soil test results. GLAMCPT calculates pile capacity according to 10 selected methods from European design codes, refereed international publications and recommendations of professional institutions. To demonstrate the capabilities of the program, a database of comprehensive ground investigation and full-scale pile tests in sand, at a Belgian site, is analysed using GLAMCPT. The database comprises 11 static tests and 12 dynamic tests on piles of different construction techniques, including driven pre-cast concrete piles and screwed cast in-situ piles, installed using 5 different procedures. Prior to pile installation, CPTs were carried out at each proposed pile location. Comparison of GLAMCPT predictions with the observed pile capacities reveals that the most accurate of the existing methods yields an average, μ, of predicted to observed pile head capacity [P_uh(p)/P_uh(m)] equal to 0.94. The most consistent method produces a coeffcient of variation (COV) of [P_uh(p)/P_uh(m)] equal to 0.1 and ranking index (RI) of 0.08. Parametric studies have been carried out using GLAMCPT to formulate an improved predictive method, which yielded: μ = 0.99, COV = 0.07 and RI = 0.04.     

Numerical ANFIS-Based Formulation for Prediction of the Ultimate Axial Load Bearing Capacity of Piles Through CPT Data

This study explores the potential of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) for prediction of the ultimate axial load bearing capacity of piles (P_u) using cone penetration test (CPT) data. In this regard, a reliable previously published database composed of 108 datasets was selected to develop ANFIS models. The collected database contains information regarding pile geometry, material, installation, full-scale static pile load test and CPT results for each sample. Reviewing the literature, several common and uncommon variables have been considered for direct or indirect estimation of P_u based on static pile load test, cone penetration test data or other in situ or laboratory testing methods. In present study, the pile shaft and tip area, the average cone tip resistance along the embedded length of the pile, the average cone tip resistance over influence zone and the average sleeve friction along the embedded length of the pile which are obtained from CPT data are considered as independent input variables where the output variable is P_u for the ANFIS model development. Besides, a notable criticism about ANFIS as a prediction tool is that it does not provide practical prediction equations. To tackle this issue, the obtained optimal ANFIS model is represented as a tractable equation which can be used via spread sheet software or hand calculations to provide precise predictions of P_u with the calculated correlation coefficient of 0.96 between predicted and experimental values for all of the data in this study. Considering several criteria, it is represented that the proposed model is able to estimate the output with a high degree of accuracy as compared to those results obtained by some direct CPT-based methods in the literature. Furthermore, in order to assess the capability of the proposed model from geotechnical engineering viewpoints, sensitivity and parametric analyses are done.     

由CPT确定灌注桩极限承载力的可靠性分析

利用随机场理论,研究了灌注桩的Ｐｓ,ｆｉ和Ｐｓｂ统计特性的统计原则,对相关距离、桩截面尺寸、端阻力计算范围等在程序编制中的协调问题进行了探讨;对上海地区１７个场地的４６条ＣＰＴ曲线进行了电算,进而求出了由ＣＰＴ确定灌注桩极限承载力的可靠度指标的统计特性。     

Statistical Evaluation of CPT and CPTu Based Methods for Prediction of Axial Bearing Capacity of Piles

Piles are structural members made of steel, concrete, or wood installed into the ground to transfer superstructure loads to the soil. Nowadays, many structures are built on poor lands, and therefore piles have crucial roles in such structures. Performing in-situ tests such as cone penetration (CPT) and piezocone penetration tests (CPTu) have always been of great importance in designing piles. These tests have a brilliant consistency with reality, and as a result, the outcome data can be used in order to achieve reliable pile designing models and reduce uncertainty in this regard. In this paper, the capability of various CPT and CPTu based methods developed from 1961 to 2016 has been investigated using four statistical methods. Such CPT and CPTu based methods are adopted for direct prediction of axial bearing capacity of piles using CPT and CPTu field data. For this purpose, 61 sets of field data prepared from CPT and CPTu have been collected. The data sets were utilized in order to calculate the axial bearing capacity of piles (Q_E) through 25 different methods. In addition, the measured axial pile capacities (Q_M) have been collected, recorded and prepared from field static load tests, respectively. Then, four different statistical approaches have been applied to assess the accuracy of these methods. Finally, the most reliable and accurate methods are presented.

     

静力触探实验数据库的建立及土体参数相关性分析

静力触探实验以其连续性、重现性好及可靠性高等优点在现场实验中得到广泛的应用,但目前国内外对于其实验数据的数字化管理及其相关性分析方面的研究仍然较少。借助VBA语言对Excel进行二次开发,建立了静力触探实验数据库。该数据库不但具有信息量大、操作简单、代码开放等特点,而且具有随着库中数据量的丰富,其分析结果可靠性越高的优点。并且以该库中的上海地区18个工程项目的岩土工程勘察的实验数据为基础,分别对静力触探实验比贯入阻力B与土的压缩模量B、固结快剪指标（Ccq、φcq）、以及三轴固结不排水指标（Ccu、φcu）做了相关性分析,得到三组关系式。对这几组关系式的显著性检验的结果表明相关性很好,可为地层条件与上海地区类似的工程设计作为参考依据。     

钻孔灌注桩桩型与承载力的关系

根据上海地区普通圆柱形钻孔灌注桩承载力偏低的现象,提出了变径桩－有规则的凹凸形桩或竹节桩的应用问题,随着施工工艺的进步和检测手段的完善,工程实例证明这种新桩型有着广阔的前途,符合城市建设走可持续发展道路的要求。     

变径凹凸形钻孔灌注桩的成孔工艺及其承载力估算

本文着重介绍,为提高软土地基钻孔灌注桩的单桩承载力,采用变径方法施工的新型钻孔桩的成孔工艺,使得钻孔桩桩身形态、规格从无控制变为有控制;从无规则变为有规则,进而为承载力的估算,提供了可靠的依据。     

Prediction of Uplift Pile Displacement Based on Cone Penetration Tests (CPT)

Accurate prediction of uplift pile displacement is necessary to ensure appropriate structural and serviceability performance of civil projects. On the other hand, in recent years, machine-learning models have been applied to many geotechnical-engineering problems, with some degrees of success. The scope of this research includes three main stages: (1) the compilation of load–displacement data sets, obtained from the published literature, (2) analysis of machine learning models that predict the uplift pile displacement based on the cone penetration test data, and the relative importance of input parameters that have been evaluated using senility analysis by the artificial neural network, In addition, this paper also examines the different selection of input parameters and internal network parameters to obtain the optimum model, (3) A parametric study has also been performed for the input parameters to study the consistency of the suggested model. The statistical parameters and parametric study obtained in this research show the superiority of the current model. It is demonstrated that machine learning models such as ANN and GP models outperform the traditional methods, and provide accurate uplift pile displacement predictions.     

高压旋喷桩单桩承载力分析

高压喷射注浆于1968年首创于日本。我国于20世纪70年代初相继引进并开始研究高压喷射注浆技术。目前,高压旋喷工艺应用最为广泛,工艺技术最为成熟。对旋喷桩成桩质量及单桩承载力进行研究分析,为旋喷桩在地基与基础工程、水利水电工程、止水、加固工程中的应用提供设计参考依据。该试验在陕西省延安市某建成小区内选三个试验点,按不同旋喷桩施工工艺成桩,通过对桩身完整性检测、单桩承载力试验,分析旋喷桩成桩质量及单桩承载力。     

利用测井资料计算阳离子交换量Qv的方法对比

为了准确计算泥质砂岩储层的Q_v,提出了利用核磁共振测井计算Q_v的方法,通过对56块同时具有阳离子交换量和孔隙度、渗透率数据的岩心样品的分析,建立了阳离子交换量与综合物性指数的关系模型。为了解决准确而连续地计算综合物性指数的问题,提出了利用核磁共振测井横向驰豫时间几何平均值求取Swanson参数、进而利用Swanson参数获取综合物性指数的方法。同时利用核磁共振测井法、自然伽马测井相对值法、自然电位测井图版法3种计算Q_v的方法对准噶尔盆地南缘4口井资料进行了处理,并对处理结果作了对比分析。结果表明：在泥质砂岩厚层段,3种方法都可以简单而有效地计算Q_v。与岩心资料相比,核磁共振测井法计算的相对误差为13%,自然伽马测井法计算的相对误差为19%,自然电位测井法计算的相对误差为22%;在砂泥岩薄互层,用核磁共振测井法计算的Q_v比其它两种方法计算的结果更为可靠,更能反映地层的真实情况。     

Risk Assessment of Building Damage Induced by Tunnelling Through a Gene Expression Programming Model

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - A gene expression programming (GEP) model has been used for predicting the risk of building damage due to ground movement induced by tunnelling. A critical...     

Numerical Evaluation of Pile Response Under Combined Lateral and Axial Loading

Piled foundations are frequently subjected to simultaneous axial and lateral loadings. However, the interaction effects of the one loading on the other are, in most cases, disregarded for the sake of simplicity. With the aim of evaluating this effect, a detailed research work on the response of a single pile under simultaneous application of axial and lateral loading was carried out. A qualitative assessment of the effect was initially attempted and the effect was afterwards quantified, based on the results of an intensive three-dimensional parametric numerical analysis. The influence arising from pile head fixity and the second order phenomenon was examined, while the post-peak behaviour was also considered using a strain hardening/softening constitutive law. Interesting conclusions have been drawn, providing a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the effect on clayey and sandy soils. It was also found that no loading interaction effect is developed, when ultimate limit state is applied for a piled foundation design. On the contrary, when the serviceability limit state is applied and if the pile capacity in both lateral and axial loading is simultaneously reached, a reduction in the pile axial capacity is observed in the case of clayey soils. On the contrary, in the case of sandy soils the action of a lateral load is leading to an increase of pile axial capacity.     

后注浆桩单桩极限承载力与其影响因素的分析

随着城市开发的速度越来越快,土地也日益变得珍贵,高层建筑得到了快速发展,为了满足高层建筑物越来越大的结构荷载的需要,桩长和桩直径也变得越来越大。在不大幅增加成本的前提下,后注浆技术提高了钻孔灌注桩的单桩承载力,并降低了建筑物的沉降,因此得到了更广泛的应用。简要介绍了后注浆工艺的承载力提高机理及几个工程实例,分析了注浆前后单桩极限承载力变化情况及部分影响因素,为普及应用积累了一些素材。     

桩长及水泥掺入量对柔性桩承载力等的影响

采用弹性无限半空间体内的Mindlin应力解和分层总和法，计算分析了柔性桩的荷载传递规律，较详细地讨论了桩长、固化剂（水泥）掺入量对柔性桩复合地基承载力、变形的影响。计算值与实测值比较吻合。     

Uplift Capacity of Single Bent Pile and Pile Group Considering Arching Effects in Sand

In this paper an analytical method has been proposed to predict the net ultimate uplift capacity of the single bent pile and pile group with a bent embedded in sand considering arching effects. Arching develops due to relative compressibility of sand relative to pile which activates the soil-pile friction. The method takes into consideration the embedded length (L), diameter of the pile (d), bent angle, surface characteristics of pile, group configuration, spacing of the pile group and the soil properties. Log spiral failure surface with parabolic arch shape was assumed in the analysis. Theoretical investigation for uplift capacity was been carried out for the single bent pile and group of pile (2 × 1, 2 × 2) embedded in sand. The variable used in the analysis were embedded length to pile diameter (L/d = 15, 20 and 25), spacing in the group (3d, 4d and 6d) and angle of bent (6°, 14° and 20°). Typical charts for evaluation of net ultimate uplift capacity for pile groups are presented through the figures. Comparison of theoretical results shows good agreement with established experimental results.     

利用水平与垂直导数的相关系数进行位场数据的边界识别

为了解决现今边界识别方法中普遍存在的不能同时识别不同深度地质体边界的问题,采用相关系数法进行边界识别。该方法是利用总水平导数与垂直导数的相关系数来进行边界的识别。由于不同地质体边界处的水平与垂直导数的相关系数幅值几乎一样,因此该方法可以有效地同时识别出不同深度地质体的边界。理论模型试验表明:该方法能同时识别出不同深度地质体的边界,且与模型边界相吻合;将其应用于实际数据的处理中,该方法能识别出更多的地质细节。     

用反射波法振幅比判定单桩相对承载力的尝试

利用动测桩中的桩底反射信号研究了应力波在桩体和土体中的衰减情况。结果表明,应力波在桩体中的衰减比在土中小的多,在考虑了桩周土与反射系数的关系后,尝试给出应用桩底反射信号与桩头人射信号振幅之比判定单桩承载力相对大小的基本理论和初步研究结果。     

确定桩基极限承载力的随机-模糊方法

简述了岩土工程中确定桩基极限承载力的一般方法，讨论了影响桩基极限承载力的主要因素，在此基础上，运用随机-模糊方法确定桩基极限承载力并给出算例。初步研究表明，该方法确定桩基极限承载力比一般的统计方法要客观和全面。     

固底管桩单桩承载力的研究

通过现场对预应力管桩底部采用高压旋喷法进行加固这一新的施工工艺试验,探讨预应力管桩桩端为水泥土情况下的受力机理及提高管桩端阻力和单桩极限承载力的效果,并探讨其在天津地区的适用性。