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Centrifuge modeling of batter pile foundations under earthquake excitation
Abstract Although batter pile foundations are widely used in civil engineering structures, their behavior under seismic loadings is not yet thoroughly understood. This paper provides insights about the differences in the behavior of batter and vertical piles under seismic soil-pile-superstructure interaction. An experimental dynamic centrifuge program is presented, where the influences of the base shaking signal and the height of the gravity center of the superstructure are investigated. Various seismic responses are analyzed (displacement and rotation of the pile cap, total shear force at the pile cap level, overturning moment, residual bending moment, total bending moment and axial forces in piles). It is found that in certain cases batter piles play a beneficial role on the seismic behavior of the pile foundation system. The performance of batter piles depends not only on the characteristics of the earthquakes (frequency content and amplitude) but also on the type of superstructures they support. This novel experimental work provides a new experimental database to better understand the behavior of batter pile foundations in seismic regions.
Highlights Experimental study on vertical and batter pile foundations. Seismic Soil-Pile-Superstructure Interaction. Influence of the base shaking signal. Influence of the center of gravity of the supported superstructures.
Centrifuge modeling of batter pile foundations under earthquake excitation
Abstract Although batter pile foundations are widely used in civil engineering structures, their behavior under seismic loadings is not yet thoroughly understood. This paper provides insights about the differences in the behavior of batter and vertical piles under seismic soil-pile-superstructure interaction. An experimental dynamic centrifuge program is presented, where the influences of the base shaking signal and the height of the gravity center of the superstructure are investigated. Various seismic responses are analyzed (displacement and rotation of the pile cap, total shear force at the pile cap level, overturning moment, residual bending moment, total bending moment and axial forces in piles). It is found that in certain cases batter piles play a beneficial role on the seismic behavior of the pile foundation system. The performance of batter piles depends not only on the characteristics of the earthquakes (frequency content and amplitude) but also on the type of superstructures they support. This novel experimental work provides a new experimental database to better understand the behavior of batter pile foundations in seismic regions.
Highlights Experimental study on vertical and batter pile foundations. Seismic Soil-Pile-Superstructure Interaction. Influence of the base shaking signal. Influence of the center of gravity of the supported superstructures.
Centrifuge modeling of batter pile foundations under earthquake excitation
Li, Zheng (author) / Escoffier, Sandra (author) / Kotronis, Panagiotis (author)
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering ; 88 ; 176-190
2016-05-19
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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