Effect of clay compaction around driven pile and prediction of pile settlement

Abstract

In the article the problem of geotechnical application of clay nd claystone as a base of driven pile foundations has been considered. When using these foundations, a compaction zone is formed in the clay space around the pile. The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of compaction zones on the results of analytical and numerical calculations for predicting the settlement of a driven pile in layered clay soils. The following tasks were solved: 1) The existing investigations of pile settlement in layered clay soils were analyzed; 2) The characteristics of experimental sites and the parameters of numerical modeling were, methods for testing single field piles in layered clay soils were described; 3) Calculation of single pile settlement was performed carried out by numerical methods with the use of Plaxis 2D software package and by an analytical method; 4) The experimental data were compared with the results of calculations by analytical and numerical methods. The developed calculation scheme with two compaction zones around driven piles can provides reasonable estimates of vertical displacements of the clay base. Based on the results obtained, the authors recommend using the analytical method with due regard for compaction zones in clays and claystones around the driven pile.