Design and Field Monitoring of Piled Raft Foundations with Deformation Adjustors

Autor: Cheng Lin, Xu-dong Wang, Feng Zhou, Shu-Zhi Lin, Feng Zhang
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 30
ISSN: 1943-5509
0887-3828
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0000917
Popis: This paper presents a case study of applying a new device termed deformation adjustor in piled raft foundations to support a high-rise building. The deformation adjustors are mounted on a pile head to optimize load distribution of a piled raft foundation so that a relatively uniform foundation deformation can be achieved in complicated load, construction, and soil conditions. In this case study, the project site is located in a coastal city in China, featuring complicated subsurface soil conditions with abundant large boulders. The project was put on hold for a decade because in the complicated soil conditions the piles could not be installed to the required depths. The project resumed with introduction of deformation adjustors which helped to shift the applied loads from piles to subsoil below the raft and thus considerably reduced the pile lengths. This case study describes the preliminary design of pile-raft foundations with deformation adjustors, followed by a comprehensive monitoring program ...
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