Selection of p–y curves for the design of single laterally loaded piles

Two-dimensional finite element analysis has been used to find load–transfer relationships for translation of an infinitely long pile through undrained soil for a variety of soil-constitutive models. It has been shown that these load–transfer curves can be used as p–y curves in the analysis of single piles undergoing lateral pile head loading in undrained soils with non-linear stress–strain laws. Lateral pile response deduced from 2-D analysis input to the subgrade reaction method has been compared to the behaviour of a single pile analysed using three-dimensional finite element analysis. Good agreement between the two methods for non-linear soils suggests that the 2-D analysis may form a useful design method for calculation of p–y curves. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A study of the effect of driving on pre‐bored piles

A finite element model for pile‐driving analysis is developed and used to investigate the behaviour of pre‐bored piles, which are then driven the last 1.25 or 2.25 m to their final design depth. The study was conducted for the case of saturated clays. The model traces the penetration of the pile into the soil and accommodates for large deformations. The non‐linear behaviour of the clay in this study is predicted using the bounding‐surface‐plasticity model, as applied to isotropic cohesive soils. The details of the 3‐D numerical modelling and computational schemes are presented. A significant difference was observed in the pile displacement during driving, and in the computed soil resistance at the pile tip, particularly at the earliest driving stages. No difference in soil resistance at the soil pile interface along the pile shaft was detected between the pre‐bored piles whether driven 1.25 or 2.25 m. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

液化地基侧向流动引起的桩基础破坏分析

20世纪60年代以来,流动地基中的桩基础的震害现象和抗震设计受到了工程师和研究者的广泛关注。对侧向流动地基中桩基础的一些典型震害现象和其可能震害原因的归纳和分析,显示目前研究仍不能完全解释侧向流动地基中桩基础的震害现象。选取新泻地震中昭和大桥桩基础破坏案例采用p-y方法进行计算,分析地基侧向流动引起的桩基础破坏的影响因素。计算结果显示,合理地描述液化砂土的p-y曲线模型在侧向流动地基桩基础分析中起到关键作用。对于侧向流动地基中桩基础的震害机制的进一步理解和抗震设计,有赖于更为合理和有效地液化砂土中的p-y模型的发展。     

轴力作用下液化土中端承桩的水平振动特性

将地震液化场地土层分为非液化表层土、中部的液化土层和底部的基层,基于饱和多孔介质理论和Novak薄层法,研究轴向压力作用下液化黏弹性土层中端承桩的水平动力特性。利用Helmholtz分解和变量分离法,得到液化土层对桩水平振动的阻抗。利用矩阵传递法,在频率域得到轴力作用下液化土层中端承桩简谐振动的解析解和桩头复刚度的表达式,并进行参数研究,分析轴力、桩-土模量比、桩长径比、液-固耦合系数等对桩头动力刚度和阻尼的影响。结果表明,在轴力作用下,不同长径比、桩-土模量比、液-固耦合系数时的动力刚度绝对值均比无轴力作用时减小,但随频率的变化趋势相同;轴力对桩水平振动的动力阻抗影响显著,随着轴力的增加,桩的水平振动动力刚度因子的绝对值减小,若轴力继续增大,其绝对值趋近于0,桩发生失稳破坏;桩长径比和桩土模量比对桩的水平振动动力阻抗有显著的影响,而液-固耦合系数的影响较小。     

Stochastic finite element methods for the seismic response of soils

Some of the available stochastic finite element methods are adapted and evaluated for the analyses of response of soils with uncertain properties subjected to earthquake induced random ground motion. In this study, the dynamic response of a soil mass, with finite element discretization, is formulated in the frequency domain. The spectral density function of the response variables are obtained from which the evaluation of the root-mean-squared and the most probable extreme values of the response are made. The material non-linearities are incorporated by using strain compatible moduli and damping of soils using an equivalent linear model for stress–strain behaviour of soils and an iterative solution of the response. The spatial variability of the shear modulus is described through a random field model and the earthquake included motion is treated as a stochastic process. The available formulations of direct Monte-Carlo simulation, first-order perturbation method, a spectral decomposition method with Neumann expansion and a spectral decomposition method with Polynomial Chaos are used to develop stochastic finite element analyses of the seismic response of soils. The numerical results from these approaches are compared with respect to their accuracy and computational efficiency. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

基于地面运动强度及标准贯入试验的上海地区砂土地震液化评价

上海市地处长江三角洲前缘,黄浦江和苏州河交汇区域,特殊的地理环境与沉积环境导致浅部砂层广泛发育。随着城市建设的不断推进,上海城市区域范围的砂土地震液化风险评价成为亟待研究的课题。文章基于上海市工程钻孔数据,结合地震地面运动加速度分布与标准贯入试验,建立区域性地震液化危险性评价模型,对上海市进行了地震液化危险性评价。研究认为当发生50年超越概率10%的地震条件下,上海市陆域面积的66.0%将不会产生地震砂土液化灾害,21.8%的陆域面积仅发生轻微液化,只有崇明、横沙、长兴三岛,黄浦江及苏州河两岸地震液化等级达到中等甚至严重,占全市陆域面积12.3%;50年超越概率2%的地震条件下,随着峰值地面运动加速度整体升高,全市范围内轻微—严重液化区域明显增多,可能发生地震液化的总面积达到全市陆域面积46.25%。上海市存在砂土地震液化的危险性,但是发生概率较低。研究认为,目前的抗震设计规范中上海市的设防烈度偏高,可能导致不必要的建设成本。同时研究中的不同超越概率下的地震液化危险性评价结果为上海市工程建设相关标准的合理化改进的提供了建议和参考。     

被动桩中土拱效应问题的数值分析

被动桩对侧向位移的土层起到遮拦作用的机理主要是土拱效应。采用有限元软件Plaxis 8.1,详细地研究了被动桩中土拱效应的产生机理,分析了导致侧向位移的荷载大小、土体性质、群桩以及桩土接触面性质等影响因素对土拱效应性态和桩土应力分担比的影响,分析表明,桩间距是影响土拱效应的最主要因素。     

Finite element simulations of seismic effects on retaining walls with liquefiable backfills

Finite element simulations of two centrifuge tests on the same cantilever retaining wall model holding liquefiable backfill were conducted using the Biot formulation‐based program DIANA–SWANDYNE II. To demonstrate the effects due to different pore fluids in seismic centrifuge experiments, water was used as the pore fluid in one experiment whereas a substitute pore fluid was used in the second experiment. The cantilever wall model parameters were determined by comparing simulations with measurements from free‐vibration tests performed on the model wall without backfill. The initial stress conditions for dynamic analysis for the soil backfill were obtained by simulating static loads on the retaining wall from the soil backfill. Level‐ground centrifuge model results were used to select the parameters of the Pastor–Zienkiewicz mark III constitutive model used in the dynamic simulations of the soil. The effects due to different pore fluids were captured well by the simulations. The magnitudes of excess pore pressures in the soil, lateral thrust and its line of action on the wall, and wall bending strains, deflections, and accelerations were predicted well. Predictions of settlements and accelerations in the backfill were less satisfactory. Relatively high levels of Rayleigh damping were needed to be used in the retaining wall simulations in order to obtain numerically stable results, which is one of the shortcomings of the model. The procedure may be used for engineering purpose dealing with seismic analysis of flexible retaining walls where lateral pressures, bending strains and deflections in the wall are typically of importance. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

青藏铁路多年冻土区桥梁桩基础地震响应的试验研究与数值分析

基于对负温条件下青藏铁路高温不稳定多年冻土区桥梁桩基础的缩尺模型振动台试验,明确了动荷载作用下模型桩-土界面和两桩中间土体存在温度升高响应。在此基础上,考虑天然状态和地震荷载作用下地温升高两种条件,运用动力有限元方法,对青藏铁路清水河特大桥桩基础进行了地震响应分析。计算表明,在高温状态下(-1℃以上),多年冻土的地基及桩基础在地震荷载作用下的动态响应对温度的升高异常敏感;在50年超载概率2%的青藏人工波作用下,因桩基础的相对位移增大了地基与桩基础间的滑移、脱离现象,特别是高温状态下地基与桩基础间的变形出现了明显的不稳定滑移,影响了整个桩基础的稳定性。     

大面积填土场地中摩擦型桩负摩阻力分布特性研究

中国大面积场地形成工程日益增多,在缓解土地供求矛盾的同时也带来了诸多工程问题,如场地大面积沉降会造成桩基负摩阻力增加,影响桩基安全性,但针对大面积填土场地中桩基负摩阻力研究成果较少。结合某现场试验,建立了单桩有限元分析模型,与实测数据对比验证模型的合理性。基于验证后的数值分析模型,研究了大面积填土场地工程中填土天然重度及厚度、桩顶和地表荷载及场地形成时间对摩擦型桩下拉荷载和中性点的影响。结果表明,填土厚度和桩顶荷载的变化显著影响中性点的位置;填土的天然重度和厚度越大,下拉荷载越大;场地固结时间越长,下拉荷载越小;减小桩顶荷载和增加地表堆载会增大下拉荷载。敏感度分析表明,相比荷载因素,场地形成因素对下拉荷载及桩顶沉降影响更为显著。最后,结合国内外规范讨论了考虑大面积填土场地中摩擦型桩负摩阻力计算方法的适用性。研究结果对大面积填土场地摩擦型桩设计具有参考价值。     

可液化场地碎石桩复合地基地震动力响应分析

采用砂土液化大变形弹塑性本构模型分析可液化砂土,采用模量随应力与应变变化的等效非线性模型增量形式分析碎石桩,应用FLAC3D有限差分软件对地震动力作用下可液化场地碎石桩复合地基进行三维动力响应分析。模拟分析了在地震作用下碎石桩刚度效应和排水效应对加固处理可液化场地的抗液化效果,从初始小变形到液化后大变形的变形发展,超静孔压累积与消散,及桩与土的变形与应力分配变化等。结果表明,所用模型与方法可合理描述可液化场地碎石桩复合地基在地震作用下场地的动力响应特性和抗液化效果;在地震作用下可液化场地中桩周土体与碎石桩体的竖向应力与水平向剪切应力向碎石桩体集中,竖向有效应力比可降至约1/6～1/3;桩周土体与桩体为非协调变形,剪应变比可达7～10;碎石桩抗液化影响范围约为2.5～3倍桩径,对超过3.5倍桩径范围影响较小;碎石桩与砂土渗透系数比大于100时对降低砂土中超静孔隙水压影响明显;碎石桩对场地的加密效应可显著降低超静孔隙水压力,而碎石桩刚度则对超静孔隙水压力变动影响较小,但有助于减低地面加速度响应峰值。     

液化土层地震动模拟计算方法及验证

针对目前土层反应分析方法难以模拟液化土层地震动时程的缺欠,在工程力学研究所原有有效应力分析程序基础上提出了一个改进的计算方法并进行了验证。改进方法中,通过每个应力循环模拟土的非线性进程以及液化导致的土刚度衰减过程,并引入了新建立的适于非均等固结随机地震荷载作用下的孔压增长模型。将计算方法与实际地震记录及大型振动台实验结果进行了对比,结果表明：在峰值加速度、液化后波形变化、时频曲线及加速度反应谱等主要特征上,计算结果均与现场实际记录及振动台实验基本一致;在液化引起地震动特征变化上,计算出的液化较非液化土层加速度反应谱的增量与实验结果一致。说明所提出的改进方法可以用于液化土层地震动的模拟。     

岩溶地区桩基的有限元分析

岩溶地区长桩存在着遇洞率的问题。为了研究岩溶地区桩的受力特点,采用有限元法模拟岩溶地区桩基的工作方式,分析了岩层厚度对桩的影响以及桩的受力状态,并研究了去桩的可能性。计算结果表明:岩层厚度对桩的影响较大,岩层的位置对桩的应力不产生影响,仅对桩的位移产生影响。     

四川会东老虎岩尾矿坝地震反应分析

应用有效应力有限元法研究了老虎岩尾矿坝在不同坝高时的应力水平、变形和孔隙水压力分布,以及遭到Ⅶ度地震作用时的反应.分析结果表明:在当前坝高情况下,无地震作用时尾矿坝处于稳定状态.在受烈度为Ⅶ度的地震作用下,尾矿堆积坝坝外坡和沉积滩面的堆积尾矿砂土在局部已经发生液化破坏;在封库坝高情况下,无地震作用时尾矿坝处于极限状态.在受烈度为Ⅶ度的地震作用下,尾矿坝坝外坡和沉积滩面的堆积尾矿砂土已发生大面积液化破坏.在地震作用下,老虎岩尾矿坝堆积尾矿产生液化破坏的主要原因是堆积坝体内浸润线的埋深较浅.对老虎岩尾矿坝必须加强排渗措施,使坝体内浸润线下移.     

Nonlinear analysis of laterally loaded rigid piles in cohesive soil

This article presents a method for the nonlinear analysis of laterally loaded rigid piles in cohesive soil. The method considers the force and the moment equilibrium to derive the system equations for a rigid pile under a lateral eccentric load. The system equations are then solved using an iteration scheme to obtain the response of the pile. The method considers the nonlinear variation of the ultimate lateral soil resistance with depth and uses a new closed‐form expression proposed in this article to determine the lateral bearing factor. The method also considers the horizontal shear resistance at the pile base, and a bilinear relationship between the shear resistance and the displacement is used. For simplicity, the modulus of horizontal subgrade reaction is assumed to be constant with depth, which is applicable to piles in overconsolidated clay. The nonlinearity of the modulus of horizontal subgrade reaction with pile displacement at ground surface is also considered. The validity of the developed method is demonstrated by comparing its results with those of 3D finite element analysis. The applications of the developed method to analyze five field test piles also show good agreement between the predictions and the experimental results. The developed method offers an alternative approach for simple and effective analysis of laterally loaded rigid piles in cohesive soil. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Three‐dimensional analysis of the seismic behaviour of micropiles used in the reinforcement of saturated soil

This paper includes a numerical study of the behaviour of micropiles used for the reinforcement of saturated soil. Analysis is carried out using the (u–p) formulation (displacement for the solid phase and pore‐pressure for the fluid phase) implemented in a three‐dimensional finite element program. The soil behaviour is described by means of a cyclic elastoplastic constitutive relation which was developed within the framework of the bounding surface concept. The paper is composed of three parts. The first one is concerned with a presentation of the numerical model; the second includes analysis of the seismic behaviour of a single micropile; the last part deals with the group effect under seismic loading. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地震液化侧向变形对桩基受力影响及其防治措施

分析地震液化引起地基侧移作用下的受力特性,并在此基础上提出桩基由于场地地基侧移引起震害的防治措施。     

地震分析中人工边界处理与地震动输入方法研究

基于柱面波波动方程,推导建立了适用于土-结构地震动力相互作用分析的地震动输入和人工边界的处理方法.其中,地震动的输入是通过在人工边界上施加等效节点力来实现的,等效节点力的大小与入射地震波波速成正比;而人工边界的处理方法使得人工边界条件不仅在时间上是局部的,而且在空间上也是局部的.这种处理方法简单、有效,物理意义清晰,且很容易在有限元法中实现,结合Newmark时间积分是无条件稳定的.为了验证方法的有效性和精度,给出了两个算例,分别用于检验人工边界条件的性能以及地震动输入方法的正确性.算例分析结果表明,所提出的方法是十分有效的.     

竖向地震动对斜坡场地非线性地震反应的影响

国内外规范中推荐或强制规定竖向地震动取为剪切反应谱的1/2～2/3,但该规定如何改进使其更合理已成为一重要课题。首先,对其研究现状简单总结,给出了可处理辐射阻尼、地震动相位特性、计算高效的二维波动显式有限元等效线性化程序ELPSV编制的必要性,然后进行了分析。初步研究表明,竖向地震动强度对周期在0.3 s以下的地表剪切反应谱有一定的影响,而高于0.3 s部分影响轻微。竖向地震动强度对斜坡场地的竖向地震反应及地表竖向反应谱影响显著,按规范的取值将偏于不安全。受地形条件影响,坡顶剪切地震反应会比坡脚反应要大,而竖向地震反应并不明显。土层边界面的地震反应要比周围反应要低,交界面效应明显。软斜坡场地地震反应特性除场地竖向地震反应自下而上先增加后减小的规律外,其他情形与硬斜坡场地的规律基本一致。该结果定量反映了竖向地震动的影响程度,为斜坡场地上考虑竖向地震动的建（构）筑结构的抗震设计提供了有益的基础。