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CFA and DD Piles in Earthquake Country D. Mike Holloway, Ph.D., P.E.
SEAOSC Seminar, Long Beach, CA March 10, 2012
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Cast-in-Place Piles in Earthquake Country
D Michael Holloway
Dan Brown and [email protected]
Outline
• Basic Concepts of CFA and DD Piles
• Factors Affecting Performance
• Applications:– Favorable Conditions
– Unfavorable Conditions
• Inspection Issues
• What about Seismic Loading?
• Summary & Conclusions
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Basic Concepts• Drill using continuous flight
auger, most often 14” to 24” and <75’ deep, can go to 36” with big equipment and depths to 100’
• Soil fills auger flights and maintains hole stability
• Pump grout/concrete through hollow center, while pulling augers
• Place rebar cage into fluid grout/concrete
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DrillingDrilling
Grouting/Concreting
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Concreting/Grouting
Grout Concrete
Insert Rebar
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Drilled Displacement Piles
Omega
DeWaal
Fundex
Berkel
Berkel IDD
Factors Affecting CFA Pile Performance
• Sidewall roughness
• Effect of installation on in-situ stresses
• Mobilization of tip resistance
• Construction control
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Factors Affecting CFA Pile Performance
• Sidewall roughness– Bonding of grout/concrete can be terrific in
cemented material, e.g. limerock (Miami), cemented sands
– Probably less remolding in the near field in cohesive materials compared to driven piles or driven casing
– Probably less contamination from bentonitedrilling fluid compared to drilled shafts
Factors Affecting CFA Pile Performance
• Effect of installation on in-situ stresses– Lateral stress is typically reduced by
installation
– Rate of auger penetration is critical in uncemented materials; this needs to be controlled and rig must have adequate torque capacity to penetrate without “flighting”!
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Effect of Over Excavation in
Cohesionless Soila) auger w/ rapid penetration
b) auger w/ slow penetration, insufficient base feed to keep flights full, auger feeds from side
Fleming, W.G.K. 1995. “The understanding of continuous flight auger piling, its monitoring and control” Proc. Instn Civ. EngrsGeotech. Engng, 113, July,157-165
CPT from nearby CFA pile in sandy soil
Van Weel, A.F. 1988. “Cast-in-situ piles – Installation methods, soil disturbance and resulting pile behaviour” Proc., 1st Int’l GeotechSeminar on Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles, (Ghent, Belgium) Van Impe, ed, Balkema, Rotterdam, 219-226.
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Suggested Guidelines for Penetration Rates
• Clay: 2 to 3 Rev’s per auger pitch
• Sand: 1.5 to 2 Rev’s per auger pitch
Construction Control
• Monitoring and control is essential during installation & withdrawal of augers:
– Rate of penetration & torque
– Location of auger tip
– Grouting pressures
– Grouting volume
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Photograph and figures courtesy of Pile Dynamics Inc
Automated Monitoring Systems
PIR System
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Mobilization of Tip Resistance
• Tip resistance may require significant displacement to mobilize; very dependent upon construction technique
• Concern about loosening at base for cohesionless materials
CFA PilesAdvantages• Good side shear bond
in cemented materials• Low cost• Low noise/vibration• Easy construction in
cohesive soils• Fast• Possible low headroom
work
Limitations/Problems• Often inadequate QC/QA• Potential for lost
ground/subsidence in cohesionless soils
• No direct field control of axial capacity
• Concerns for structural integrity, rebar placement
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Favorable Conditions
• Lightly cemented soils
• Cohesive soils
• Deeper groundwater
• Large numbers of piles supporting axial loads
Unfavorable Conditions• Very loose granular soils, esp. with:
– Shallow groundwater
– Interbedded clay strata
– Underlying hard stratum
• Very soft organic soils
• Large lateral load requirements
a) sand overlying hard clay b) sand bearing stratum underlying stiff clay
loose sand
sand hard clay
stiff clay
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Drilled Displacement Piles
Base
Drilled Displacement Piles
• CFA Pile• Displaces soil rather
than extracts soil• Possible to add
material (sand or stone)
• Incr lateral stress?• Densification?
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Auburn Test Program Unit Side Shear
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Auburn Test Program Conclusions
• Group effects can be substantial and beneficial with drilled displacement CFA piles
• Amelioration beneficial, but cost-effectiveness may be questionable
• Study limited to Piedmont silty soils, but similar effects would be expected in granular soils
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Applications for CFA and DD Piles
• Foundations– Alternative to driven piles and bored piles
– Nearby vibration-sensitive structures
– Low headroom applications
– Sound walls
• Walls
• Pile supported embankments
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Seismic Loading Issues
First St Viaduct
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PCPS Concrete Pile
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PCPS Concrete PileCasting Yard -- Bulkhead
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PCPS Concrete Pile Stack
CFA PileConventional Reinforcement
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Summary & Conclusions
• CFA and DD Piles can be a very efficient and cost effective foundation alternative if conditions are favorable
• Performance is very sensitive to construction techniques
• Need to properly utilize instrumentation and monitoring for control of drilling, concrete/grout placement
• Seismic loading needs special attention to reinforcement details, et al.
DOWNLOAD LINKS
• Handouthttp://danbrownandassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CFA-and-DD-Piles-in-Earthquake-Country-DMHolloway_handout.pdf
• GEC 8 -- second publication on this page: http://danbrownandassociates.com/publications
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Thank you for your attention!
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