Displacement Capacities of H-Piles in Integral Abutment Bridges
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 24, Issue 12
Abstract
Integral abutment bridge (IAB) length is limited by the lateral displacement capacity of the piles supporting the bridge. This paper presents a numerical study calibrated to experimental tests to investigate the lateral displacement capacity of H-piles (HPs) in integral abutment bridges subjected to combined axial load and cyclic displacement amplitude. Eleven steel HP sections with two axis orientations (weak and strong) commonly used in IAB construction practice were investigated. Several soil types surrounding the piles were examined to investigate the effect of soil stiffness on displacement capacity. Buckling displacement capacity was found to be an average of 3 and 1.5 times the plastic moment capacity for weak and strong axis bending, respectively. It was revealed that soil stiffness has a significant impact on the onset of local buckling of the piles. Based on computed pile displacement capacities, the maximum length of integral abutment bridges was estimated and compared with the current practice of US departments of transportation.
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Acknowledgments
This work is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq as part of a scholarship grant. Their financial support is greatly acknowledged.
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Volume 24 • Issue 12 • December 2019
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Received: Jul 25, 2018
Accepted: May 9, 2019
Published online: Oct 10, 2019
Published in print: Dec 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Mar 10, 2020
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