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An axial load transfer model for piles driven in chalk
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Wen et al. (2023). T-z paper_FV.pdf (1.81 MB)
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Author(s)
Wen, Kai
Kontoe, Stavroula
Jardine, Richard J
Liu, Tingfa
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Chalk is encountered under large areas of Northern Europe and other locations worldwide, and a wide range of onshore and offshore structures are founded on piles driven in chalk. The safe and economical design of these structures is challenging because of current uncertainties regarding their axial capacity and load-displacement behavior. This work builds on recent research into the axial capacity of open-ended driven piles by proposing new shaft and base load transfer models for chalk that employ geotechnical properties measured directly in laboratory and in-situ tests. First, this study set out a new closed-form elastic analysis of the initial tension loading response. Then, a new nonlinear shaft model was proposed that captures the radial variation in properties induced by pile installation in chalk and uncouples the piles’ stiffness responses from their ultimate local shaft resistances, which are predicted independently. A new base model was also outlined that predicts the loading response based on the chalk’s small-strain stiffness and cone penetration test (CPT) cone resistances. The models are shown to offer good load-displacement predictions for 0.139-m to 1.8-m diameter piles tested between 20 and 600 days after driving at several sites. Improved reliability and accuracy are demonstrated through comparison with existing load-transfer methods.
Date Issued
2023-11-01
Date Acceptance
2023-06-29
Citation
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2023, 149 (11), pp.1-17
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/106542
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/jggefk.gteng-11368
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1061/jggefk.gteng-11368
ISSN
1090-0241
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Start Page
1
End Page
17
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume
149
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11368
Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/jggefk.gteng-11368
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
04023107
Date Publish Online
2023-09-07
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