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Horizontal Loading Tests on Model Foundations Retrofitted by Micropiles. Masahiro NISHITANI Jiro FUKUI Takeshi UMEBARA IAI, PWRI Structures Research Group Foundation Engineering Team. Retrofitting of Existing Foundation by Micropiles. Limited Headroom. Widening of Footing.
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Horizontal Loading Tests on Model Foundations Retrofitted by Micropiles Masahiro NISHITANI Jiro FUKUI Takeshi UMEBARA IAI, PWRI Structures Research Group Foundation Engineering Team
Retrofitting of Existing Foundation by Micropiles Limited Headroom Widening of Footing Existing Pile Micropile Bearing Layer
Presentation Outline • Outline of horizontal loading tests on group piles • Results of horizontal loading tests • Results of simulation analyses for the loading tests • Summaries
Presentation Outline • Outline of horizontal loading tests on group piles • Results of horizontal loading tests • Results of simulation analyses for the loading tests • Summaries
To Clarify the Effects of Group Piles…. Existing Footing Existing Pile Micropile Plane of Existing Foundation with Micropiles → Horizontal Loading Tests on Model Foundations
Case 1 Case 2
Models of Case 4 to Case 7 Rear Front Micropile Existing Pile Loading Direction
Case 4 Case 5
Case 7 Case 6
Loading Test for Case 3 Jack Steel Bar Footing
Presentation Outline • Outline of horizontal loading tests on group piles • Results of horizontal loading tests • Results of simulation analyses for the loading tests • Summaries
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Curve of Horizontal Ground Reaction and Displacement
Presentation Outline • Outline of horizontal loading tests on group piles • Results of horizontal loading tests • Results of simulation analyses for the loading tests • Summaries
To Study the Design Method of Group Piles with Different Diameter Piles…. → Simulation Analyses for Loading Tests by Ductility Design Method Non-Linear Model ・Ground Properties ・Flexural Rigidity of Piles
Model of Transverse Resistance of Pile (N/m2) Upper Limit of Ground Reaction Ground Reaction PHU Tan-1kHE 0 Displacement (m)
Transverse Resistance Characteristics of Pile kHE =akbkkH pHU =apbppU ak, ap: Correction Factors of a Single Pile bk, bp: Correction Factors of Group Piles To consider the group effects… ak bk = 1 ap (Cray Ground) = 1.0 apbp (Sandy Ground) = S/D (≦3) To consider the group effects of trailing piles…
Loading Direction Rear Front Trailing Piles Front Pile pHU ½ : 1
Simulation Procedure 1) Study new correction factors for a single pile, fitting with Case 1 test results 2) Study new correction factors for group piles, fitting with Case 3 test results 3) Analyze Case 4 to Case 6, using new correction factors
Model of Flexural Rigidity of Steel Pile (Nm) Bending Moment Fully Plastic Moment Mp Y My Y: Yield State φy 0 (1/m) Curvature
40 0 20 60 80 100 120 140 40 80 100 120 0 20 60 0 20 40 60 80 100 Curve of Load and Displacement
Bending Moment on Existing Piles in Case 3 and Case 4 Case 4 Case 3
Summaries • Results of horizontal loading tests→ Existing foundations with micropiles have a • large retrofitting effects. • →Spacing has little effect on retrofitting. • → Retrofitting effects are counted by installing • micropiles incliningly. • Results of simulation analyses→ It is possible to use the ductility design method • to perform retrofitting design.