Geo-Congress 2020
Analytical and Numerical Study on the Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Energy Piles in Sandy Soils
Publication: Geo-Congress 2020: Foundations, Soil Improvement, and Erosion (GSP 315)
ABSTRACT
Thermomechanical behavior of energy piles is of great interest to the researchers, these days. In this paper, by considering different conditions for the mechanical behavior of the surrounding soil, an analytical approach is presented to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of the energy piles embedded in dry and saturated sandy soils under the application of the mechanical loads and imposing heating and cooling to the soil-pile system. In addition to analytical solution, a FEM software ABAQUS is implemented to simulate the bearing capacity of the energy piles in 3D condition. Then by making comparison between the analytical and numerical results, the functionality of the implemented approaches is evaluated for estimating the ultimate bearing capacity of the energy piles. Results are considered to be useful for engineering practical purposes as well as for the research works on this subject.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research is financially supported by the Niroo Research Institute in Iran, which is greatly acknowledged.
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Geo-Congress 2020: Foundations, Soil Improvement, and Erosion (GSP 315)
Pages: 295 - 304
Editors: James P. Hambleton, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Roman Makhnenko, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Aaron S. Budge, Ph.D., Minnesota State University, Mankato
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8278-0
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 21, 2020
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Analysis (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Foundation design
- Foundations
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Load bearing capacity
- Numerical analysis
- Pile foundations
- Piles
- Sandy soils
- Saturated soils
- Soft soils
- Soil analysis
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soils (by type)
- Thermal properties
- Thermodynamics
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