Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Institutional Repository

Shaft resistance of model pile in dry silt

Shahin, Mohamed M. (2006) Shaft resistance of model pile in dry silt. In: 6th Asia-Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, 5 – 6 September 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[img]
Preview
PDF
168kB

Official URL: http://www.voronoi.com/isg2013/Home.html

Abstract

A test apparatus to measure the load transfer along the shaft of a model pile inserted in a specimen of silt is described.This apparatus allows independent control of the boundary stresses of a cylindrical silt specimen in the vertical and horizontal directions.The load transfer along the shafts of smooth and rough surfaces aluminium model piles in dry silt under static load was measured.The pile installation technique used was designed to minimize soil disturbance so that the failure criterion for pile shaft friction could be investigated.The study shows the importance of the boundary conditions of the soil specimen surrounding the model pile.The study also shows the effectiveness of using rough pile in increasing the pile capacity.The magnitude of pile-displacement at failure which necessary to mobilize the ultimate shaft resistance varies significantly with the surface roughness of the pile.The results show that the angle of the pile-silt contact depends on the roughness of the pile surface, initial density, void ratio and horizontal confining pressure

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:Pile shaft resistance; model pile tests;friction angle; axial load; static loading tests
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:1081
Deposited By: Norazila Safri
Deposited On:26 Feb 2007 03:00
Last Modified:27 Aug 2017 03:51

Repository Staff Only: item control page