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Evaluating Lateral Bracing Code Requirements for Large Diameter Foundations
Occasionally, in the design of deep foundations for a structure, a single deep foundation element may be used to support a building column. The most common type of element used in such cases is a drilled shaft (also referred to as a drilled pier, caisson, or bored pile). However, as installation capabilities have improved, large diameter augercast piles are increasingly more common. While drilled shafts and augercast piles differ significantly in construction methods, in the eyes of the International Building Code (IBC), both are treated as cast-in-place deep foundations and must comply with many of the same code provisions. Deep foundations are required to be braced such that lateral stability is provided in all directions, however isolated, cast-in-place elements that have a diameter (D) of at least 2-ft and a length (L) not more than 12 times the diameter can be an exception. In response to the concerns raised by some member professionals, the DFI Augercast Pile Committee took a closer look at the code and its applications, the historical development of the code language through the years, and performed analytical modeling to evaluate the impact of this ratio on a pile’s stability. The question is whether the limiting ratio included in the IBC 2018 code provisions is justified, or whether different criteria should be used to determine when isolated deep foundation members are allowed.
Evaluating Lateral Bracing Code Requirements for Large Diameter Foundations
Occasionally, in the design of deep foundations for a structure, a single deep foundation element may be used to support a building column. The most common type of element used in such cases is a drilled shaft (also referred to as a drilled pier, caisson, or bored pile). However, as installation capabilities have improved, large diameter augercast piles are increasingly more common. While drilled shafts and augercast piles differ significantly in construction methods, in the eyes of the International Building Code (IBC), both are treated as cast-in-place deep foundations and must comply with many of the same code provisions. Deep foundations are required to be braced such that lateral stability is provided in all directions, however isolated, cast-in-place elements that have a diameter (D) of at least 2-ft and a length (L) not more than 12 times the diameter can be an exception. In response to the concerns raised by some member professionals, the DFI Augercast Pile Committee took a closer look at the code and its applications, the historical development of the code language through the years, and performed analytical modeling to evaluate the impact of this ratio on a pile’s stability. The question is whether the limiting ratio included in the IBC 2018 code provisions is justified, or whether different criteria should be used to determine when isolated deep foundation members are allowed.
Evaluating Lateral Bracing Code Requirements for Large Diameter Foundations
Iezzoni, Hannah (author) / Huff, Jon (author) / Stevenson, Dan (author) / Donville, Jeffrey (author)
Geo-Congress 2022 ; 2022 ; Charlotte, North Carolina
Geo-Congress 2022 ; 481-485
2022-03-17
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Evaluating Lateral Bracing Code Requirements for Large Diameter Foundations
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