Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading

Coral sand is widely distributed in coastal areas and used as a soil foundation in an increasing number of projects. Historical records show that the liquefaction and lateral spreading of coral sand foundations occurred many times during earthquakes, resulting in serious geological and engineering d...

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Main Authors: Zhixiong Chen, Buxin Wang, Chenglong Wang, Yonghong Wang, Peng Xiao, Kangyin Li
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4489478
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author Zhixiong Chen
Buxin Wang
Chenglong Wang
Yonghong Wang
Peng Xiao
Kangyin Li
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Buxin Wang
Chenglong Wang
Yonghong Wang
Peng Xiao
Kangyin Li
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description Coral sand is widely distributed in coastal areas and used as a soil foundation in an increasing number of projects. Historical records show that the liquefaction and lateral spreading of coral sand foundations occurred many times during earthquakes, resulting in serious geological and engineering disasters. Based on a rigid drainage pile, a PCC pile (Large Diameter Pipe Pile by using Cast-in-place Concrete) and drainage body are innovatively combined into a new drainage PCC pile, to reduce the harm caused by liquefaction and lateral spreading of the coral sand foundation. In this study, the seismic response of the subgrade-embankment-seawall system on the coral sand liquefaction site was simulated using a shaking table. The excess pore water pressure ratio, acceleration, average foundation settlement, seawall displacement, embankment deformation, and pile body bending moment of the ordinary pile foundation and new drainage PCC pile foundation under seismic loads of PGA peak ground acceleration=0.05 g, PGA=0.1 g, and PGA=0.2 g on the coral sand site were analyzed and compared. Compared with ordinary pile foundations, the excess pore water pressure ratio, pile bending moment, seawall displacement, foundation settlement, and embankment deformation of the new drainage PCC pile foundation were markedly reduced, while acceleration increased, which showed that the new drainage PCC pile had a positive anti-liquefaction effect on the coral sand foundation.
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spelling doaj-art-69091382eb7f4bea9ac442636beb4dfe2025-08-20T02:35:25ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232023-01-01202310.1155/2023/4489478Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral SpreadingZhixiong Chen0Buxin Wang1Chenglong Wang2Yonghong Wang3Peng Xiao4Kangyin Li5College of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringSchool of Civil EngineeringChongqing Railway Investment Group Co. Ltd.College of Civil EngineeringCoral sand is widely distributed in coastal areas and used as a soil foundation in an increasing number of projects. Historical records show that the liquefaction and lateral spreading of coral sand foundations occurred many times during earthquakes, resulting in serious geological and engineering disasters. Based on a rigid drainage pile, a PCC pile (Large Diameter Pipe Pile by using Cast-in-place Concrete) and drainage body are innovatively combined into a new drainage PCC pile, to reduce the harm caused by liquefaction and lateral spreading of the coral sand foundation. In this study, the seismic response of the subgrade-embankment-seawall system on the coral sand liquefaction site was simulated using a shaking table. The excess pore water pressure ratio, acceleration, average foundation settlement, seawall displacement, embankment deformation, and pile body bending moment of the ordinary pile foundation and new drainage PCC pile foundation under seismic loads of PGA peak ground acceleration=0.05 g, PGA=0.1 g, and PGA=0.2 g on the coral sand site were analyzed and compared. Compared with ordinary pile foundations, the excess pore water pressure ratio, pile bending moment, seawall displacement, foundation settlement, and embankment deformation of the new drainage PCC pile foundation were markedly reduced, while acceleration increased, which showed that the new drainage PCC pile had a positive anti-liquefaction effect on the coral sand foundation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4489478
spellingShingle Zhixiong Chen
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Chenglong Wang
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Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
Geofluids
title Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
title_full Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
title_fullStr Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
title_full_unstemmed Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
title_short Performance of a Subgrade-Embankment-Seawall System Reinforced by Drainage PCC Piles and Ordinary Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading
title_sort performance of a subgrade embankment seawall system reinforced by drainage pcc piles and ordinary piles subjected to lateral spreading
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