Numerical simulations and parametric study of SDCM and DCM piles under full scale axial and lateral loads     

Panich Voottipruex  Taweephong Suksawat  D.T. Bergado  Pitthaya Jamsawang 《Computers and Geotechnics》2011

The new kind of reinforced Deep Cement Mixing (DCM) pile namely, Stiffened Deep Cement Mixing (SDCM) pile is introduced to mitigate the problems due to the low flexural resistance, quality control problem and unexpected failure of DCM pile. The SDCM pile consists of DCM pile reinforced with concrete core pile. Previously, the full scale pile load test and the full scale embankment loading test were successfully conducted in the field. To continue the study on the behavior of SDCM and DCM piles, the 3D finite element simulations using PLAXIS 3D Foundation Software were conducted in this study. The simulations of full scale pile load test consisted of two categories of testing which are the axial compression and the lateral loading. For DCM C-1 and C-2 piles, the clay–cement cohesion, C_DCM, and clay–cement modulus, E_DCM, were obtained from simulations as 300 kPa and 200 kPa as well as 60,000 kPa and 40,000 kPa, respectively. For the SDCM piles, the simulation results show that increasing length ratio, L_core/L_DCM, increased the bearing capacity whereas the sectional area ratio, A_core/A_DCM, has only small effects on the bearing capacity for the axial compression loading. The verified parameters such as the clay–cement cohesion, C_DCM, and clay–cement modulus, E_DCM, from simulations of axial compression tests were 200 kPa and 30,000 kPa, respectively. On the other hand, increasing the sectional area ratio, A_core/A_DCM, significantly influenced the ultimate lateral resistance while the length ratio, L_core/L_DCM, is not significant in the ultimate lateral load capacity when the length of concrete core pile is longer than 3.5 m. In addition, the tensile strength of DCM, T_DCM, and concrete core pile, T_core, are very important to the lateral pile resistance. The back-calculation results from simulations of tensile strength were 5000 kPa and 50 kPa for the T_core and T_DCM, respectively.  相似文献   

Performance-based design optimization of embankments resting on soft soil improved with T-shaped and conventional DCM columns     

Phutthananon  Chana  Jongpradist  Pornkasem  Jongpradist  Pattaramon  Dias  Daniel  Jamsawang  Pitthaya  Bergado  Dennes T. 《Acta Geotechnica》2021,16(10):3301-3326

Acta Geotechnica - This paper presents a parametric study of the optimization design for T-shaped deep cement mixing (TDM) and conventional deep cement mixing (DCM) columns improved soft soil for...  相似文献   

Comparative performances of two- and three-dimensional analyses of soil-cement mixing columns under an embankment load     

Pitthaya Jamsawang  Ekkarin Phongphinittana  Panich Voottipruex  Dennes T. Bergado  Pornkasem Jongpradist 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(7):852-869

Abstract

This research presents measurements and simulations of the full-scale behavior of a test embankment built on a soft marine clay deposit improved using soil–cement mixing (SCM) columns in Bangkok, Thailand, using both two-dimensional (2D) and 3D finite element analyses (FEAs). Fixed SCM columns with two different installation patterns, that is, column groups and column rows, were constructed in the soft clay foundation prior to the construction of the embankment. Three column wall methods, namely, equivalent width, equivalent axial rigidity, and equivalent flexural rigidity approaches, were used to convert the 3D individual columns into 2D plane strain column walls. A comparison of the results obtained through the 3D and 2D FEAs revealed that the 2D analyses provide inaccurate results in terms of the column lateral movements, bending moments, and axial loads induced in the SCM columns in addition to the factors of safety against slope failure. This outcome occurred because the actual columns in the 2D FEA were modeled using extended walls, which essentially prevent the movements of soil between two columns or column rows. Correction factors used to convert the 2D analysis results into 3D analysis results were also proposed in this study.  相似文献   

Effectiveness of deep cement mixing walls with top-down construction for deep excavations in soft clay: case study and 3D simulation     

Jamsawang  Pitthaya  Voottipruex  Panich  Tanseng  Pornpot  Jongpradist  Pornkasem  Bergado  Dennes T. 《Acta Geotechnica》2019,14(1):225-246

This paper presents the observed and simulated effectiveness of deep cement mixing walls created using top-down (DCM-TD) construction techniques for a deep excavation in soft Bangkok clay. The wall system consisted of four rows of 0.7-m-diameter DCM columns, and the bracing system consisted of two 0.25-m-thick basement slabs and seven temporary struts. The effectiveness of the wall system compared to that of other wall systems was evaluated using the measured results of previous case studies. A 3D numerical analysis was performed to calculate forces in the basement slabs and bending moments in the DCM wall. Finally, series of parametric analyses of both DCM-TD and deep cement mixing walls created using bottom-up (DCM-BU) construction techniques were carried out, and their results were compared to highlight the effectiveness of DCM-TD and its applicability to excavations at greater depths. The field and numerical results show that DCM-TD is more effective than DCM-BU in terms of the limitations of lateral wall movement, the bending moment in a DCM wall and the thickness of a DCM wall for various depths because of a larger system stiffness. Therefore, DCM-TD is very effective and suitable for use in potential future deep excavations in urban areas.

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Parameters affecting the lateral movements of compound deep cement mixing walls by numerical simulations and parametric analyses     

Pitthaya Jamsawang  Panich Voottipruex  Pornkasem Jongpradist  Dennes T. Bergado 《Acta Geotechnica》2015,10(6):797-812

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Thermal conductivity of soft Bangkok clay from laboratory and field measurements   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Hossam. M. Abuel-Naga  Dennes. T. Bergado  Abdelmalek Bouazza  Michael. J. Pender   《Engineering Geology》2009,105(3-4):211-219

This paper presents the results of a study on the thermal conductivity of a soft saturated clay (Bangkok clay) carried out in relation to an investigation into using thermal treatment to enhance the consolidation process of soft soils. The thermal conductivity of clay specimens was measured in the laboratory using a steady state method (divided bar test) and a transient state method (needle probe test). In general, the laboratory test results show that the thermal conductivity increased with the increase in soil density. However, the needle probe test was found to yield greater thermal conductivities than those derived from the divided bar test. Furthermore, to assess the validity of the laboratory test results, the heat transfer results obtained from a full-scale embankment test that employed prefabricated vertical thermo-drains (PVTD) were simulated numerically using the laboratory determined thermal conductivity values. The numerical analysis indicates that the field thermal conductivity was close to the value obtained from the needle probe test. However, it was also found that the changes in thermal conductivity values obtained from the two laboratory methods did not impact significantly on heat flow behaviour, suggesting that the two methods are acceptable for characterizing the thermal conductivity of soils.  相似文献