<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The idea of strengthening the foundation using injection piles lies in transferring loads from the foundation to the piles anchorage in existing structure and formed in the soil. Such a system has to be able to transfer loads from the foundation to the pile and from the pile onto the soil. Pile structure often reinforced with steel element has to also be able to transfer such a loading. According to the rules of continuum mechanics, the bearing capacity of such a system and a deformation of its individual elements can be determined by way of an analysis of the contact problem of three interfaces. Each of these surfaces is determined by different couples of materials. Those surfaces create: pile-foundation anchorage, bonding between reinforcement and material from which the pile is formed and pilesoil interface. What is essential is that on the contact surfaces the deformation of materials which adhere to each other can vary and depends on the mechanical properties and geometry of these surfaces. Engineering practice and experimental research point out that the failure in such structures occurs at interfaces. The paper is concentrating on presenting the experiments on interaction between cement grout and various types of steel reinforcement. The tests were conducted on the special low pressure injection piles widely used to strengthen foundations of already existing structures of historical buildings due to the technology of formation and injection pressure.</p></abstract>

The idea of strengthening the foundation using injection piles lies in transferring loads from the foundation to the piles anchorage in existing structure and formed in the soil. Such a system has to be able to transfer loads from the foundation to the pile and from the pile onto the soil. Pile structure often reinforced with steel element has to also be able to transfer such a loading. According to the rules of continuum mechanics, the bearing capacity of such a system and a deformation of its individual elements can be determined by way of an analysis of the contact problem of three interfaces. Each of these surfaces is determined by different couples of materials. Those surfaces create: pile-foundation anchorage, bonding between reinforcement and material from which the pile is formed and pilesoil interface. What is essential is that on the contact surfaces the deformation of materials which adhere to each other can vary and depends on the mechanical properties and geometry of these surfaces. Engineering practice and experimental research point out that the failure in such structures occurs at interfaces. The paper is concentrating on presenting the experiments on interaction between cement grout and various types of steel reinforcement. The tests were conducted on the special low pressure injection piles widely used to strengthen foundations of already existing structures of historical buildings due to the technology of formation and injection pressure.

Experimental Verification of Integrity of Low-Pressure Injection Piles Structure – Pile Internal Capacity

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The idea of strengthening the foundation using injection piles lies in transferring loads from the foundation to the piles anchorage in existing structure and...

Experimental Verification of Integrity of Low-Pressure Injection Piles Structure – Pile Internal Capacity

Publicado en línea: 16 feb 2018

Páginas: 77 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0038

Palabras clave
contact surface, foundation design, low-pressure injection piles, pile internal capacity

© 2017 Henryk Pachla, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Experimental Verification of Integrity of Low-Pressure Injection Piles Structure – Pile Internal Capacity

Publicado en línea: 16 feb 2018

Páginas: 77 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0038

Palabras clavecontact surface, foundation design, low-pressure injection piles, pile internal capacity

© 2017 Henryk Pachla, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
contact surface, foundation design, low-pressure injection piles, pile internal capacity