Testing and Modelling of Concrete Pile Foundations

Abstract:

Foundation of building on concrete piles is often used when it is necessary to carry the load into larger depth as by common foundation. Bearing capacity of piles or piled raft foundation is wide area to research. This paper deals with experimental load test of concrete pile and with their numerical modelling. Several types of foundation construction were tested and two kinds will be presented and compared in this paper - reinforced concrete foundation slab and raft foundation (made of reinforced concrete foundation slab supported by drilled reinforced concrete pilot). These types of foundation constructions were constructed as models, in a reduced scale, approx. 1:10. The size had to be adjusted due to limited capacity of the testing equipment and financial reasons. Except measuring of the foundation behaviour, there was also carried out measurement of the adjacent terrain.The aim of this paper is to compare the behaviour of rigid slab and the piled raft. The measurement results will be then compared with the results of numerical modelling.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 738)
• Pages: 287-297
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.738.287
• Online since: June 2017
• Authors: Kamil Burkovič*, Martina Smirakova, Pavlina Mateckova
• Keywords: Finite Element Method (FEM), Foundation, Measurement, Settlement, Slab-Soil System

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