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Three-Dimensional Analysis of Load Transfer Mechanism for Deep Cement Mixing Piled Embankment under Static and Cyclic Load

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  • Xiaoyan Cui

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
    Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Yajun Cao

    (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China)

  • Yanli Jin

    (Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China)

Abstract

Piles have been widely used to improve the bearing capacity of the soft foundation. The existing research obtains significant findings on the load transfer mechanism for rigid piled embankments. However, limited studies have been focused on the deep cement mixing (DCM) piled embankment. To grasp the load transfer characteristics of DCM piled embankments, a three-dimensional numerical simulation was conducted in this study, which was validated by the measurements from the field case. It was found that the effect of soil arching was reduced compared with the rigid piled embankment. This induced approximately 61.5% larger vertical stress transferred to the subsoil surface and approximately 83–150% larger settlement of the embankment in DCM piled foundation system. To further understand the working mechanism of this system, the factors which influence the load transfer mechanism were investigated. It is found that the area replacement ratio is the most influential factor affecting the settlement at the top of the embankment, whereas the elastic modulus of the DCM pile influences most the vertical stress and the earth pressure coefficient. The cyclic load with vehicle speeds of 90 km/h will lead to approximately 34% growth of embankment settlement and about 11% reduction in the maximum earth pressure coefficient. Based on the numerical simulation results, the analytical equation of the normalized vertical stress acting on the subsoil surface for the DCM piled foundation was proposed and validated by two field cases, with the difference in the range of 13.8~16.7%.

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  • Xiaoyan Cui & Yajun Cao & Yanli Jin, 2023. "Three-Dimensional Analysis of Load Transfer Mechanism for Deep Cement Mixing Piled Embankment under Static and Cyclic Load," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-15, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:8:p:6532-:d:1121801
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