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Pile bents and trestles
A pile bent or trestle is made up of a group of piles supporting a slab. Piles can be exposed to reversed loads caused by line pull, lateral crane impacts, tidal effects, etc. Pile bents are one‐dimensional, linear structures in the longitudinal direction and are, thus, planar structures for the purpose of structural design. A pile trestle can be modelled as a three‐dimensional frame supporting a superstructure in the form of a slab. Slabs supported on free‐standing pile trestles are generally made from reinforced concrete, whereas driven steel sections are normally chosen for the foundation piles. When designing pile bents and trestles for earthquake zones, it should be remembered that the superstructure – including fill materials, imposed loads and supported structures – is accelerated by the effects of the earthquake in such a way that additional, horizontal inertial forces arise, which load the structure and its foundations.
Pile bents and trestles
A pile bent or trestle is made up of a group of piles supporting a slab. Piles can be exposed to reversed loads caused by line pull, lateral crane impacts, tidal effects, etc. Pile bents are one‐dimensional, linear structures in the longitudinal direction and are, thus, planar structures for the purpose of structural design. A pile trestle can be modelled as a three‐dimensional frame supporting a superstructure in the form of a slab. Slabs supported on free‐standing pile trestles are generally made from reinforced concrete, whereas driven steel sections are normally chosen for the foundation piles. When designing pile bents and trestles for earthquake zones, it should be remembered that the superstructure – including fill materials, imposed loads and supported structures – is accelerated by the effects of the earthquake in such a way that additional, horizontal inertial forces arise, which load the structure and its foundations.
Pile bents and trestles
2023-12-13
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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