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Effets des pieux réaction dans des essais de portance axiale des pieux
J. Latotzke, D. König & H. L. Jessberger - Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germ any
ABSTRACT: T h is p a p e r d e a ls w ith th e in te ra c tio n m e c h a n ism s e ffe c tin g th e in -situ te s tin g o f a x ia l lo ad ed p ile s u sin g re a c tio n p ile s to
transfer the a d o p te d lo ad to th e su rro u n d in g soil. T h e in flu e n c e o f th is lo ad tra n sfe r is in v e stig a te d c o n c e rn in g th e lo a d -se ttle m e n t
behaviour o f th e te s t p ile . F o r th is p u rp o se c e n trifu g e m o d e l te sts are c o n d u c te d , m o d e llin g a n id e a liz e d in -situ te s t p ro c e d u re (te st p ile
pushed dow n, fo u r re a c tio n p ile s p u lle d ), as w e ll as th e lo a d in g o f a n o n -in flu e n c e d sin g le p ile. T h e c o m p a riso n o f th e te s t re su lts sh o w s a
significant differen ce b e tw e e n th e lo a d -se ttle m e n t b e h a v io u r o b se rv e d by m o d e llin g th e in -situ p ro c e d u re an d th e lo a d -se ttle m e n t
behaviour o f th e sin g le p ile w ith o u t in te ra c tio n effe cts. T h e d iffe re n c e s in sk in fric tio n an d tip re sista n c e are d isc u sse d .
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PROTOTYPE PILE
-HYDRAULIC JACK
SPREADER BAR
I
MODEL PILE (rvg),(m=n)
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750
a ^ = n -p g -h/n
=p-gh=av TESTPILE
Figure 2. Stress levels in prototype and model. »30
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In th is p a p e r re su lts o f tw o k in d s o f te sts are p resen ted . T h e STRONG BOX
p u sh in g o f a sin g le te s t p ile w ith o u t a n y in flu e n c e o f reactio n '.'DÈNSE SAND;
p ile s a n d th e m o d e llin g o f th e in te ra c tio n b e tw e e n th e p u sh e d test
p ile an d th e p u lle d re a c tio n piles. In th ese te sts th e p ile -0750-
a rra n g e m e n t a n d p ile le n g th a re k ep t co n stan t. [mm)
T h e re su lt o f th is tw o k in d s o f te s ts are c o m p a re d c o n c e rn in g the
Figure 3. T est design for the single pile system.
lo ad s e ttle m e n t-b e h a v io u r o f th e te s t p ile. F ro m th is c o m p a riso n
th e e ffe c t o f th e re a c tio n p ile s o n th e lo ad se ttle m e n t b e h a v io u r o f
th e te s t p ile is d isc u sse d .
Table 1. Param eters o f the model sand.
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Figure 5. L oading procedure o f test and reaction piles
(prototype scale)
4. R E S U L T S
Q
C)
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Q [MN]
Q [MN]
Figure 7. D evelopm ent o f total load, skin friction and tip resistance o f
a test pile observed from the single pile system. Figure 8. D evelopm ent o f total load, skin friction and tip resistance of
test piles observed from the com bined pile system and from
the single pile system .
- T h e tip re sis ta n c e -se ttle m e n t b e h a v io u r Q T/(s/D ) is a cu rv e
w ith in c re a sin g d e c lin a tio n th a t le a d s to lin e a r b e h a v io u r w ith o u t
y ie ld in g a failu re.
- T h e sk in fric tio n -se ttle m e n t b e h a v io u r Q s/(s/D ) sh o w s an
m a x im u m th a t m a rk s th e failu re. A fte r re a c h in g th is m a x im u m the
fric tio n d e c re a s e s an d c o n v e rg e s to a re sid u a l v alu e. T h is
b e h a v io u r is ty p ic a l fo r th e fric tio n m e c h a n ism in a d e n se soil.
W ith in c re a sin g d is p la c e m e n t in th e fric tio n su rfa c e th e so il is
lo o se n in g . A t th e p e a k th e so il p a rtic le s p a ss ea c h o th e r an d
fin ally s lid in g ta k e s p lace.
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7. R E FE R EN C ES
Van W eele A.F. 1982. W hich load is allow able on a given foundation
pile, when its actual load-settlem ent behaviour is available through
a load test?. Amici et Alumni, EM. Prof. Dr. Ir. E. E. de Beer. 287-
296.
Van W eele A.F. 1993. Keynote lecture: Q uality assessm ent foundation
s /D H piles after installation. Proc. 2nd Int. Geotechnical Seminar on Deep
Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles, Ghent,Belgium, 1993: 459-
467. Rotterdam : Balkema.
Figure 10. D evelopm ent o f the influence factors f, fs> fT with
settlements.
/ Q cps ~ Q sps ^
Q sps
(2)
Q s .cps ~ Q s ,sps
Q sps
Q
(3)
Q r.cps tjp s
where:
6. C O N C L U SIO N S A N D O U T L O O K
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