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Field tests on behavior of the surrounding soil during helical piles installation in silty clay
Helical piles can be classified as partial displacement piles in terms of moderate advancement rate. However, its installation effect on surrounding soil is unclear. This study presented four field tests on the installation of helical piles with various dimensions in silty clay. The radial earth pressure and excess pore water pressure were measured during the installation processes. The installation effect of helical pile embedded in silty clay was comprehensively discussed and evaluated from multiple dimensions of time and space, based on the cavity expansion method (CEM) and Randolph and Wroth’s elastic–plastic method verified by field data. The research reveals that as the length of the helical pile increases by 1.0 time, the maximum variations in radial earth pressure and pore water pressure by a remarkable 25.0 times and 7.8 times, respectively. Additionally, when the shaft diameter of the helical pile expands by 20%, the maximum alterations in radial earth pressure and pore water pressure swell by approximately 18.6 and 5.7%, respectively. Comparing the radial earth pressure at various embedment depths at the same penetration stage, it is found that the radial earth pressure induced by helices is slightly greater than that induced by pile shaft. The estimated radial earth pressure and pore water pressure agree with the measured maximum data, and the pore water pressure generated by the installation of helical pile completely dissipates after 10–12 days of installation in this work.
Field tests on behavior of the surrounding soil during helical piles installation in silty clay
Helical piles can be classified as partial displacement piles in terms of moderate advancement rate. However, its installation effect on surrounding soil is unclear. This study presented four field tests on the installation of helical piles with various dimensions in silty clay. The radial earth pressure and excess pore water pressure were measured during the installation processes. The installation effect of helical pile embedded in silty clay was comprehensively discussed and evaluated from multiple dimensions of time and space, based on the cavity expansion method (CEM) and Randolph and Wroth’s elastic–plastic method verified by field data. The research reveals that as the length of the helical pile increases by 1.0 time, the maximum variations in radial earth pressure and pore water pressure by a remarkable 25.0 times and 7.8 times, respectively. Additionally, when the shaft diameter of the helical pile expands by 20%, the maximum alterations in radial earth pressure and pore water pressure swell by approximately 18.6 and 5.7%, respectively. Comparing the radial earth pressure at various embedment depths at the same penetration stage, it is found that the radial earth pressure induced by helices is slightly greater than that induced by pile shaft. The estimated radial earth pressure and pore water pressure agree with the measured maximum data, and the pore water pressure generated by the installation of helical pile completely dissipates after 10–12 days of installation in this work.
Field tests on behavior of the surrounding soil during helical piles installation in silty clay
Acta Geotech.
Kong, Gangqiang (author) / Hu, Shuaijun (author) / Zhou, Yang (author) / Yu, Jianghua (author) / Zou, Benwei (author)
Acta Geotechnica ; 19 ; 6865-6878
2024-10-01
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Cavity expansion , Field test , Helical pile , Installation effects , Pore water pressure Engineering , Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics , Solid Mechanics , Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences , Soil Science & Conservation , Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
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