Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement
The performance of passive battered piles resisting the embankment-induced lateral soil movements may differ from that of the active battered pile and axially loaded existing vertical piles adjacent to embankment constructions. This study was part of a preliminary feasibility investigation for a rei...
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| description | The performance of passive battered piles resisting the embankment-induced lateral soil movements may differ from that of the active battered pile and axially loaded existing vertical piles adjacent to embankment constructions. This study was part of a preliminary feasibility investigation for a reinforcement plan of an actual embankment project, aiming to experimentally investigate the performance of passive battered piles under embankment-induced lateral soil movement. To this end, a sequence of reduced-scale model tests of battered piles near the surcharges was first designed in sandy soil with a similarity ratio of 1:30. The effects of pile inclinations (<i>β</i> = −20°, −10°, 0°, +10°, and +20°), surcharge magnitudes, and constraint conditions at the pile tip (free-tip and fixed-tip) on the responses of passive battered piles were explored. Finally, the response characteristics of battered piles resisting the embankment-induced lateral soil movement were analyzed to clarify the working mechanism of these battered piles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ded62e12c5cd4397a6c5412c7b993c2d2023-11-19T09:26:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-09-0113181033310.3390/app131810333Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil MovementDequan Zhou0Qin Zhu1Chuangye Wang2College of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaThe performance of passive battered piles resisting the embankment-induced lateral soil movements may differ from that of the active battered pile and axially loaded existing vertical piles adjacent to embankment constructions. This study was part of a preliminary feasibility investigation for a reinforcement plan of an actual embankment project, aiming to experimentally investigate the performance of passive battered piles under embankment-induced lateral soil movement. To this end, a sequence of reduced-scale model tests of battered piles near the surcharges was first designed in sandy soil with a similarity ratio of 1:30. The effects of pile inclinations (<i>β</i> = −20°, −10°, 0°, +10°, and +20°), surcharge magnitudes, and constraint conditions at the pile tip (free-tip and fixed-tip) on the responses of passive battered piles were explored. Finally, the response characteristics of battered piles resisting the embankment-induced lateral soil movement were analyzed to clarify the working mechanism of these battered piles.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10333battered pilemodel experimentpassive pilelateral soil movementembankment |
| spellingShingle | Dequan Zhou Qin Zhu Chuangye Wang Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement Applied Sciences battered pile model experiment passive pile lateral soil movement embankment |
| title | Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement |
| title_full | Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement |
| title_short | Experimental Investigation on Performances of Battered Piles Resisting Embankment-Induced Lateral Soil Movement |
| title_sort | experimental investigation on performances of battered piles resisting embankment induced lateral soil movement |
| topic | battered pile model experiment passive pile lateral soil movement embankment |
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