Strength Reduction Method of No-linear FEM Limit Analysis for Pile Group Foundation
DONG Tian-wen,ZHENG Ying-ren and HUANG Lian-zhuang
DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2011.01.012
Received June 29, 2010,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015
Volume ,2011,Pages 65-70
- Abstract
Confined by the condition of static loading test, the ultimate load of pile group is modified by the ultimate load of static loading test of a pile, so the estimated ultimate value lacks objectivity. The variables of universal function of bearing capacity of pile group are put up. First, based on one another matching parameters of strength for geotechnical material according to simultaneity relation in the forced pile foundation, and induced the strength reduction factor, the safety storage factor (SSF) is put up, which is denoted the ratio of real ultimate load to the load on pile foundation. Second, the plastic deformation is happen at the soils around pile tie at the condition of ultimately loading, and the steady state of pile-soil system rapidly changes into a unstable state (rapid changing relation), the phenomenon of loading-settlement shows that the vertical line lies at the inflexion after the ultimate load point. Hereby, the criterion of ultimate load, which is computed by the strength reduction method of no-linear FEM limit analysis for pile group, is build. Finally, used the ANSYS softer, the screw pile group of the practical foundation engineering is analyzed by 3-d FEM strength method. At P=207 800 N, the SSF is equal to 1.16, and the ultimate load (Q) is 241 048 N, which it is small 3.35% than the estimated ultimately loading of state loading test (249 400 N). This result validated the feasibility of strength reduction method used to decide the ultimate load of pile group.