Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand

Researchers performed 35 full-scale lateral load tests on piles driven within the reinforcement zone of a mechanically stabilized earth wall (MSE wall). Data defining the induced tensile force on the reinforcements during lateral pile loading was used to develop multi-linear regression equations to...

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Main Author: Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David
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spelling ndltd-BGMYU2-oai-scholarsarchive.byu.edu-etd-103522021-12-23T05:00:54Z Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David Researchers performed 35 full-scale lateral load tests on piles driven within the reinforcement zone of a mechanically stabilized earth wall (MSE wall). Data defining the induced tensile force on the reinforcements during lateral pile loading was used to develop multi-linear regression equations to predict the induced tensile force. Equations were developed by previous researchers that did not consider the diameter of the pile, the fixed head condition, relative compaction, or cyclic loading. The purpose of this research was to include this tensile force data and develop prediction equations that considered these variables. Additionally, a full-scale lateral load test was performed for a 24-inch diameter pipe pile loaded against a 20-inch width square pile. The test piles were instrumented using load cells, string potentiometers, LVDTs, strain gauges and hybrid pressure sensors. The lateral load tests were used to evaluate the ability of finite difference (LPILE) and finite element (PLAXIS3D) models to compute results comparable to the measured results. The results of this analysis showed that the diameter of the pile is a statistically significant variable for the prediction of induced tensile force, and the induced tensile force is lower for piles with larger diameter. Fixed head conditions have no effect on the prediction of induced tensile force. Cyclic loading had minimal impact on the prediction of induced tensile force, but relative compaction did have an important statistical significance. Therefore, prediction equations for induced tensile force in welded wire were developed for relative compaction less than 95 percent and relative compaction greater or equal than 95 percent. A general prediction equation (Eq. 3-4) was developed for ribbed-strip reinforcements that included the effect of pile diameter and larger head loads. With 1058 data points, this equation has an R2 value of 0.72. A general prediction equation (Eq. 3-9) was also developed for welded-wire reinforcements that included data from cyclic and static loading, fixed and free head conditions, and relative compaction for 12-inch wide piles with a higher range of pile head loads. This equation based on 2070 data points has an R2 value of 0.72. The prediction equations developed based on all the available data are superior to equations developed based on the original set of field tests. The finite element models produced results with good agreement with pipe pile measurements while the finite difference model showed better agreement with the square pile measurements. However, for the denser backfills involved, back-calculated soil properties were much higher than would be predicted based on API correlations. The API equations are not well-calibrated for dense granular backfills. 2021-12-17T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9343 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10352&context=etd https://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/ Theses and Dissertations BYU ScholarsArchive MSE wall laterally loaded pile hybrid pressure sensor relative compaction Engineering
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laterally loaded pile
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relative compaction
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Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David
Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
description Researchers performed 35 full-scale lateral load tests on piles driven within the reinforcement zone of a mechanically stabilized earth wall (MSE wall). Data defining the induced tensile force on the reinforcements during lateral pile loading was used to develop multi-linear regression equations to predict the induced tensile force. Equations were developed by previous researchers that did not consider the diameter of the pile, the fixed head condition, relative compaction, or cyclic loading. The purpose of this research was to include this tensile force data and develop prediction equations that considered these variables. Additionally, a full-scale lateral load test was performed for a 24-inch diameter pipe pile loaded against a 20-inch width square pile. The test piles were instrumented using load cells, string potentiometers, LVDTs, strain gauges and hybrid pressure sensors. The lateral load tests were used to evaluate the ability of finite difference (LPILE) and finite element (PLAXIS3D) models to compute results comparable to the measured results. The results of this analysis showed that the diameter of the pile is a statistically significant variable for the prediction of induced tensile force, and the induced tensile force is lower for piles with larger diameter. Fixed head conditions have no effect on the prediction of induced tensile force. Cyclic loading had minimal impact on the prediction of induced tensile force, but relative compaction did have an important statistical significance. Therefore, prediction equations for induced tensile force in welded wire were developed for relative compaction less than 95 percent and relative compaction greater or equal than 95 percent. A general prediction equation (Eq. 3-4) was developed for ribbed-strip reinforcements that included the effect of pile diameter and larger head loads. With 1058 data points, this equation has an R2 value of 0.72. A general prediction equation (Eq. 3-9) was also developed for welded-wire reinforcements that included data from cyclic and static loading, fixed and free head conditions, and relative compaction for 12-inch wide piles with a higher range of pile head loads. This equation based on 2070 data points has an R2 value of 0.72. The prediction equations developed based on all the available data are superior to equations developed based on the original set of field tests. The finite element models produced results with good agreement with pipe pile measurements while the finite difference model showed better agreement with the square pile measurements. However, for the denser backfills involved, back-calculated soil properties were much higher than would be predicted based on API correlations. The API equations are not well-calibrated for dense granular backfills.
author Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David
author_facet Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David
author_sort Garcia Montesinos, Pedro David
title Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
title_short Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
title_full Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
title_fullStr Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
title_full_unstemmed Prediction Equations to Determine Induced Force on Reinforcing Elements Due to Laterally Loaded Piles Behind MSE Wall and Lateral Load Test on Dense Sand
title_sort prediction equations to determine induced force on reinforcing elements due to laterally loaded piles behind mse wall and lateral load test on dense sand
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