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Field Tests on Micropiles Under Dynamic Lateral Loading
No full textAbstractMicropiles are increasingly used as foundation support of new buildings in seismic areas as well as for the seismic retrofitting of structures that have experienced seismic damage. Hence, it is essential to enhance the knowledge of the dynamic behavior of micropiles under horizontal loading. In the present paper, first steps of an extensive experimental study carried out on two vertical micropiles in alluvial silty soil are reported. One of the vertical micropiles is injected throughout valves a-manchèttes placed along the steel core of the shaft, while the other one is simply grouted. In particular, experimental results of ambient vibration tests and impact load tests are reported and a comparison between the behavior of the vertical injected and non-injected micropiles is provided. Experimental data of impact load tests are also compared with results obtained from an analytical model
The effect of tie beams on the kinematic response and impedence functions of monopile foundations
No full textThe paper focuses on the effect of tie beams on the kinematic response and impedance functions of monopile foundations. Considering a foundation system of a regular framed structure, constituted by monopiles connected with tie beams, a representative portion of the foundation is isolated by suitably modelling its boundary conditions, and kinematic Soil-Structure Interaction analyses are performed exploiting the numerical formulation proposed by Dezi et al. (2009) for the soil-pile system modelling. The model assumes a linear behaviour for the pile and is able to include the soil non linearity in a linear equivalent manner; this allows formulating the problem in the frequency domain where elastodynamic Green’s functions are used to account for the soil-pile interaction and for both the hysteretic and radiation damping. Tie beams are included into the formulation and the problem is solved by means of the finite element approach. A non dimensional parametric investigation is performed by varying the main geometrical and mechanical parameters affecting the whole system response. Results are presented in terms of impedance functions and kinematic response parameters, focusing on the effects of the foundation tie beams on the system response
Full-scale experimental assessment of the dynamic horizontal behavior of micropiles in alluvial silty soils.
No full textThe effect of tie beams on the kinematic response and impedance functions of monopile foundations
No full textDynamic performance of a full-scale micropile group: Relevance of nonlinear behaviour of the soil adjacent to micropiles
Full text linkAn extensive experimental in-situ campaign of dynamic tests carried out on a full-scale 2 x 2 group of inclined injected micropiles in alluvial soils is described in this paper. The campaign includes ambient vibration and impact load tests to investigate the dynamic behaviour of the soil-micropile system in the small strain range, and forced vibration tests to investigate the performance of the system in the nonlinear field. Accelerometers and geophones are adopted to acquire the dynamic response on the cap and the soil nerby the cap, while strain gauges are installed along the shaft of one micropile to capture the local curvatures and deflections. The influence of the micropile inclination on the translational and rotational behaviour of the group is evaluated. Moreover, the evolution of degradation phenomena such as the gap opening and slippage at the soil-micropile interface and the radial cracking of soil surrounding micropiles, are recognized, critically commenting the relevant effects on the fundamental frequencies and damping ratios of the system
Simultaneous Effect of Spatial Variability of Ground Motion due to Site Conditions and SSI on The Seismic Response of Multi-Span Viaducts
Full text linkThis work focuses on the effects of the spatial variability of the seismic motion due to site effects on the seismic response of multi-span viaducts on pile foundations. A methodology is proposed to include the effects of both soil-structure interaction and non-synchronous seismic actions in the nonlinear response of bridges. Then, some results of nonlinear dynamic analyses performed on a multi-span bridge founded on soft soil are presented. The deposit is characterized by an inclined layout of the bedrock and the seismic input is represented by a set of
suitably selected real accelerograms. Comparisons with results obtained considering synchronous seismic motions demonstrate the influence of site effects on the response of long bridges
The influence of soil non linearity on the seismic response of bridge structures supported on extended pile shafts
No full textMicropile foundation subjected to dynamic lateral loading
No full textThanks to their ease of installation, even in access-restricted spaces, micropiles are increasingly adopted for the seismic rehabilitation of existing structures. Moreover, both vertical and inclined micropiles are often used as foundation system for new constructions, ground improvements and many other applications. In order to deepen the knowledge of the dynamic behavior of those systems under horizontal loading, an extensive experimental study was carried out in an alluvial silty soil deposit on two single vertical micropiles and on a group of four inclined micropiles connected at the head by a concrete cap. Several testing procedures are exploited, in order to investigate the dynamic behavior of micropiles under different loading conditions and increasing force level, with special attention on the role of execution techniques and foundation configuration
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