Applicability of Bi-directional Load Test for Evaluating Bearing Capacity of Helical Piles

Dongseop Lee; Kyunguk Na; Wonje Lee; Hyung-nam Kim; Hangseok Choi

doi:10.12814/jkgss.2014.13.4.077

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Applicability of Bi-directional Load Test for Evaluating Bearing Capacity of Helical Piles 헬리컬 파일의 지지력 산정을 위한 양방향 재하시험의 적용성 평가

30 December 2014. pp. 77-85

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Abstract

The helical pile has become popular with some constructional advantages because relatively compact equipment is needed for installing helical piles. However, field loading tests for estimating the bearing capacity of helical piles have drawbacks that the required dead load should be as much as the operation load, and reaction piles or anchors are required. In this paper, the bi-directional load test without necessity of reaction piles and loading frames was applied to the helical pile, and the load-settlement curves of the helical piles were measured. The bi-directional load test was performed in two separate stages with the aid of a special hydraulic cylinder whose diameter is equal to that of the pile shaft. In the first stage, the hydraulic cylinder is assembled immediately above the bottom helix plate, and the end bearing capacity of the helical pile is measured. In the second stage, the hydraulic cylinder is assembled above the top helix plate, and the skin friction of the helical pile is measured. The pile loading-test program was carried out for the two different helical piles with the shaft diameter of 89 mm and 114 mm, respectively. However, the configuration of helix plates is identical with three helix plates of 450-, 350-, 200- mm diameter. Results of the bi-directional load test were verified by the conventional static pile loading test. As a result, the bearing capacity estimated by the bi-directional load test is in good agreement with the result of the conventional pile loading test.

Keywords

Helical pile

Bearing capacity

Bi-directional load test

Conventional pile loading test

헬리컬 파일(helical pile)은 회전 관입기로 시공이 가능하므로 비교적 소형의 장비로 말뚝 시공이 가능한 장점이 있어, 최근 다양한 현장에서 그 사용이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 헬리컬 파일의 지지력을 평가하기 위한 현장 정재하시험은 시험하중만큼의 사하중, 반력 말뚝, 반력 앵커 등이 필요하다는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 헬리컬 파일에 상대적으로 재하장치가 간단하고 시험이 간편한 양방향 재하시험을 적용하였으며, 양방향 재하시험 결과와 정재하시험 결과를 비교하였다. 양방향 재하시험은 헬리컬 파일의 중공형 중심축(shaft)에 중심축의 직경과 일치하고 중심축 내부 공간으로 유압재하용 호스가 나올 수 있도록 특수하게 제작된 유압식 셀(cell)을 나선형 원판(helix plate)사이에 삽입한 후, 유압 셀(cell)에 가압하여 지지력을 측정하는 방식으로 수행되었다. 양방향 재하시험은 유압식 셀을 최하단 나선형 원판 상부에 삽입한 경우와 최상단 나선형 원판 상부에 삽입한 두 가지 케이스로 시험을 진행하였으며, 각각의 방법이 선단지지력과 주면마찰력을 측정할 수 있도록 말뚝 두부의 변형을 제한하였다. 시험은 89mm, 114mm의 중심축에 450mm, 350mm, 200mm의 나선형 원판을 부착하여 제작한 헬리컬 파일로 수행되었으며, 시험 결과 정재하시험으로 산정한 지지력과 양방향 재하시험으로 산정한 지지력이 유사함을 확인하였다.

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Publisher :Korean Geosythetics Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국지반신소재학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반신소재학회 논문집
Volume : 13
No :4
Pages :77-85
Received Date : 2014-10-11
Revised Date : 2014-11-23
Accepted Date : 2014-11-25
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2014.13.4.077

Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society ISSN:2508-2876(Print) 2287-9528(Online) 한국지반신소재학회 논문집

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