Y.U. Sharif
Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the Discrete Element Method
Sharif, Y.U.; Brown, M.J.; Cerfontaine, B.; Davidson, C.; Ciantia, M.O.; Knappett, J.; Brennan, A.; Ball, J.D.; Augarde, C.E.; Coombs, W.M.; Blake, A.; Richards, D.; White, D.; Huisman, M.; Ottolini, M.
Authors
M.J. Brown
B. Cerfontaine
C. Davidson
M.O. Ciantia
J. Knappett
A. Brennan
J.D. Ball
Professor Charles Augarde charles.augarde@durham.ac.uk
Head Of Department
Professor William Coombs w.m.coombs@durham.ac.uk
Professor
A. Blake
D. Richards
D. White
M. Huisman
M. Ottolini
Abstract
Existing guidance on the installation of screw piles suggest that they should be installed in a pitch-matched manner to avoid disturbance to the soil which may have a detrimental effect on the in-service performance of the pile. Recent insights from centrifuge modelling have shown that installing screw piles in this way requires large vertical compressive (or crowd) forces, which is inconsistent with the common assumption that screw piles pull themselves into the ground requiring minimal vertical compressive force. In this paper, through the use of the Discrete Element Method (DEM), the effects of advancement ratio, i.e. the ratio between the vertical displacement per rotation to the geometric pitch of the helix of the screw pile helix, on the installation resistance and in-service capacity of a screw pile is investigated. The findings are further used to assess the applicability of empirical torque capacity correlation factors for large diameter screw piles. The results of the investigation show that it is possible to reduce the required vertical compressive installation force by 96% by reducing the advancement ratio and that although over-flighting a screw pile can decrease the subsequent compressive capacity, it appears to increase the tensile capacity significantly.
Citation
Sharif, Y., Brown, M., Cerfontaine, B., Davidson, C., Ciantia, M., Knappett, J., Brennan, A., Ball, J., Augarde, C., Coombs, W., Blake, A., Richards, D., White, D., Huisman, M., & Ottolini, M. (2021). Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the Discrete Element Method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58(9), 1334-1350. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2020-0241
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 21, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 27, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021-09 |
Deposit Date | Oct 22, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 25, 2020 |
Journal | Canadian Geotechnical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0008-3674 |
Electronic ISSN | 1208-6010 |
Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 58 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 1334-1350 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2020-0241 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1258916 |
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