In high seismicity areas it’s important to consider kinematic effects to properly design pile foundations. Kinematic effects are due to the interaction between pile and soil deformations induced by seismic waves. One of the effect is the arise of significant strains in weak soils that induce bending moments on piles. These moments can be significant in case of presence of high stiffness contrast in a soil deposit. The single pile kinematic interaction problem is generally solved with beam on dynamic Winkler foundation approaches (BDWF) or using continuous models (BEM, FEM). In this work it is presented a new BEM-based computer code (KIN SP) where the kinematic analysis is preceded by a free-field response analysis. The analysis results of this method, in terms of bending moments at the pile-head and at the interface of a two-layered soil, are influenced by many factors including the soil-pile interface discretization. Finally, it is shown a parametric study having the aim to suggest the minimum number of boundary elements to guarantee the accuracy of a BEM solution, for typical pile-soil relative stiffness values as a function of the pile diameter, the location of the interface of a two-layered soil and of the stiffness contrast.

On the influence of pile discretization in single pile kinematic analysis using a boundary element method (BEM) based approach / Stacul, Stefano; Squeglia, Nunziante. - ELETTRONICO. - XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L'INGEGNERIA SISMICA IN ITALIA:(2017), pp. 0-0. (Intervento presentato al convegno XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L'INGEGNERIA SISMICA IN ITALIA tenutosi a Pistoia nel 17-21 settembre 2017).

On the influence of pile discretization in single pile kinematic analysis using a boundary element method (BEM) based approach

STACUL, STEFANO;SQUEGLIA, NUNZIANTE
2017

Abstract

In high seismicity areas it’s important to consider kinematic effects to properly design pile foundations. Kinematic effects are due to the interaction between pile and soil deformations induced by seismic waves. One of the effect is the arise of significant strains in weak soils that induce bending moments on piles. These moments can be significant in case of presence of high stiffness contrast in a soil deposit. The single pile kinematic interaction problem is generally solved with beam on dynamic Winkler foundation approaches (BDWF) or using continuous models (BEM, FEM). In this work it is presented a new BEM-based computer code (KIN SP) where the kinematic analysis is preceded by a free-field response analysis. The analysis results of this method, in terms of bending moments at the pile-head and at the interface of a two-layered soil, are influenced by many factors including the soil-pile interface discretization. Finally, it is shown a parametric study having the aim to suggest the minimum number of boundary elements to guarantee the accuracy of a BEM solution, for typical pile-soil relative stiffness values as a function of the pile diameter, the location of the interface of a two-layered soil and of the stiffness contrast.
2017
XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L’Ingegneria Sismica in Italia
XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L'INGEGNERIA SISMICA IN ITALIA
Pistoia
17-21 settembre 2017
Stacul, Stefano; Squeglia, Nunziante
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