Abstract
As a combined foundation, micropiled rafts under compressive loads show the load-sharing behavior between raft and micropiles. The load carrying and sharing behaviors of micropiled rafts installed with inclined condition would become further complicated as a result of the coupled influences of group and inclined configurations. In this study, the 3D finite element analyses were performed to investigate the load carrying and sharing behaviors of inclined micropiled rafts. Changes in foundation configurations, including micropile inclination angle and spacing, were considered in the analyses. The load carrying capacity of micropiled rafts varied with the inclination angle of micropiles and the proportion of load carried by inclined micropiles was larger than for vertically installed condition. The values of the load sharing ratio αp for the inclined condition were obtained and analyzed. The normalized load-sharing model for inclined micropiled rafts was proposed with the modified load capacity interaction factor and design equations as a function of micropile configuration and inclination angle. Case studies were selected from the literature and adopted to compare with the calculated results using the proposed method. The calculated results were in reasonable agreement with measured load sharing ratios.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 780-788 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Engineering Structures |
Volume | 172 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Oct 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Nos. 2011-0030040 , NRF-2016R1D1A1A09919098 and 20174030201480 ).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering