Reversed Cyclic Flexural Behavior of Spiral DSAW and Single Seam ERW Steel Pipe Piles
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 9
Abstract
This paper presents the findings of an investigation on the flexural performance of hollow steel pipe piles subjected to reversed cyclic loading. The testing evaluated both spirally double submerged arc welded (DSAW) and traditional longitudinal single seam electric resistance welded (ERW) pipe piles to determine the effects of the spiral welding manufacturing process on the structural performance of the pile. Some of the tests were conducted on previously driven piles to study the effects of driving stresses. The experimental results and observations indicated that the undesirable failure mode of spiral weld cracking did not control the ultimate limit state in any of the spirally welded specimens considered. Although weld fracture did occur in each spirally welded specimen, it did not develop until the specimen was subjected to large inelastic deformations and was ultimately the result of locally increased strains caused by local buckling. Each traditional single seam specimen failed in a similar manner with pile wall local buckling developing at inelastic deformation levels comparable to those of the spirally welded specimens.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, for funding the research of this study and the USACE Spiral Welded Pipe Pile Innovation Team for their participation in the project. Additionally, acknowledgment should be given to the faculty, staff, and students of North Carolina State University’s Constructed Facilities Laboratory.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 138 • Issue 9 • September 2012
Pages: 1099 - 1109
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 21, 2011
Accepted: Dec 16, 2011
Published online: Dec 21, 2011
Published in print: Sep 1, 2012
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