CHEN Sheng-yuan, YE Hua-yang, ZHANG Wei-feng, et al. Settlement analysis of flexible pile composite foundation
under embankment load[J]. 2020, 41(9): 3077-3086.
DOI:
CHEN Sheng-yuan, YE Hua-yang, ZHANG Wei-feng, et al. Settlement analysis of flexible pile composite foundation
under embankment load[J]. 2020, 41(9): 3077-3086.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2019.1902.
Settlement analysis of flexible pile composite foundation
under embankment load
This paper is aiming to find a simple method for the settlement calculation of flexible pile composite foundation under embankment load. Firstly
the side frictional distribution of pile is simplified into a piecewise linear model based on the existing research results. Then
according to the relationship between the length of pile and the critical length of pile
combined with the coordination conditions of stress and compression deformation at the interface of pile-soil-cushion
settlement calculation formulas of flexible pile composite foundation reinforcement area are deduced by using the unit element method
and the settlement of underlying layer of composite foundation is calculated by layer summation method. Finally
the proposed approach is used to predict the settlement of an engineering example
and it is found that the predictions are in accordance with measurements
demonstrating that the approach is available in reflecting the working behavior of the flexible pile composite foundation under embankment load better. Further analysis shows that within the critical length of pile
the bearing capacity of soil between piles in composite foundation is maximized by the interaction of piles and soil. In addition
due to the drag effect of the negative frictional resistance
the axial force of pile at the position of the neutral plane reaches the maximum. Therefore
the concept of critical pile length and neutral plane should be highly valued and applied in engineering design.