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Horizontal Loading Tests on Disconnected Piled Rafts and a Simplified Method to Evaluate the Horizontal Bearing Capacity
Joint Authors
Fei, Kang
Zhu, Xiao-jun
Wang, Sheng-wei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Disconnected piled raft (DPR) foundations have been widely adopted as an effective foundation system where the piles are separated from the raft by a granular layer, which can limit the shear forces and moments transmitted between the raft and the piles.
Thus, DPR foundations may avoid the problem of horizontal forces, such as those from an earthquake or dynamic loads, which damage the structural connection between the pile head and raft.
A series of static horizontal loading tests were carried out on three types of foundation models, i.e., piled raft, disconnected piled raft, and raft alone models, on fine sand using a geotechnical model in a 1 g field.
In this paper, the influences of vertical loading and interposed layer thickness were presented and discussed.
The results showed that most of the horizontal force was carried by raft/interposed layer friction in the DPR foundation type, and the shear force and moment of the piles were greatly reduced due to the gap between the raft and the heads of the piles.
The tested foundations were simulated using a simplified method with theoretical equations derived by making several approximations and assumptions.
The simulated results agreed well with the test results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhu, Xiao-jun& Fei, Kang& Wang, Sheng-wei. 2018. Horizontal Loading Tests on Disconnected Piled Rafts and a Simplified Method to Evaluate the Horizontal Bearing Capacity. Advances in Civil Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115909
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhu, Xiao-jun…[et al.]. Horizontal Loading Tests on Disconnected Piled Rafts and a Simplified Method to Evaluate the Horizontal Bearing Capacity. Advances in Civil Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115909
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhu, Xiao-jun& Fei, Kang& Wang, Sheng-wei. Horizontal Loading Tests on Disconnected Piled Rafts and a Simplified Method to Evaluate the Horizontal Bearing Capacity. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115909
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115909