A Study on Pile Setup of Driven Steel Pipe in Edmonton Till

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dc.contributor.advisorWong, Ron C. K.
dc.contributor.authorNi, Jiachen
dc.contributor.committeememberPriest, Jeffrey A.
dc.contributor.committeememberDuncan, Neil A.
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T17:08:37Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T17:08:37Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-12
dc.description.abstractAs one of the major deep foundation types, driven steel pile (DSP) is widely used in all construction projects in Canada. Especially in rural northern Alberta areas where concrete supply is not accessible in a cost-effective manner, DSP foundation is highly preferred by heavy industrial development such as oil and gas related facilities. For driven steel pile set in the fine-grained soils, significant pile-soil setup (pile capacity gain) is expected due to excessive pore water pressure dissipation after the pile installations. In the field, pile appeared to have a much lower capacity at the end of the installation compared to long-term performance. In a fast-paced construction environment, the time cost to wait and verify the pile long-term capacity is not desired. To proceed the upper structure construction without any delay, a reasonable prediction of DSP setup is required. Extensive research has been conducted to explain the mechanism and magnitude of the pile-soil setup effect. However, very limited study has been done on the rate / time of pore water pressure dissipation in clayey soils. This study is aimed to provide a case study of the pile setup effect of DSP set in Edmonton clay till by using dynamic load testing, and wave equation analysis methods. A finite element numerical model is built to illustrate the pore water pressure dissipation and increase in radial effective stress, and allow geotechnical engineers to assess the pile setup behaviour with available soil testing results and reasonable assumptions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNi, J. (2018). A Study on Pile Setup of Driven Steel Pipe in Edmonton Till (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34959
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109337
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectPile Setupen_US
dc.subjectDriven Steel Pileen_US
dc.subjectWEAPen_US
dc.subjectPDAen_US
dc.subjectCAPWAPen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Civilen_US
dc.titleA Study on Pile Setup of Driven Steel Pipe in Edmonton Tillen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering – Civilen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (MEng)en_US
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