Assessing combined cyclic axial and lateral performance of a pile installed in calcarenite using the ICE-PICK testing apparatus

TY - GEN

T1 - Assessing combined cyclic axial and lateral performance of a pile installed in calcarenite using the ICE-PICK testing apparatus

AU - Riccio, T.

AU - Romero, Tomas

AU - Ciantia, M.O

AU - Mánica, M

AU - Previtali, M

AU - Brown, M J

N1 - Conference code: 5th

PY - 2024/10

Y1 - 2024/10

N2 - Small scale experimental tests have been used historically to complement field testing and, more recently, to validate numerical models. In this instance, a novel small-scale multi-axial testing apparatus is presented. This multi-axis frame was developed to study the installation effects on cyclic axial and lateral performance of displacement piles in chalk (ICE-PICK: EP/W00013X/1). The apparatus overcomes some limitations of prior small scale testing apparatus by allowing for simultaneous multi-directional loading due to its 3-axis actuation system. Additionally, it has been designed for compactness, allowing tests to be carried out within an X-ray CT scanning bay, in order to reveal the evolution of soil-structure interaction. Within this scope, a brief overview of the systems construction and performance is given, followed by a demonstration test on pile installation and, subsequently, combined vertical and cyclic lateral loading.

AB - Small scale experimental tests have been used historically to complement field testing and, more recently, to validate numerical models. In this instance, a novel small-scale multi-axial testing apparatus is presented. This multi-axis frame was developed to study the installation effects on cyclic axial and lateral performance of displacement piles in chalk (ICE-PICK: EP/W00013X/1). The apparatus overcomes some limitations of prior small scale testing apparatus by allowing for simultaneous multi-directional loading due to its 3-axis actuation system. Additionally, it has been designed for compactness, allowing tests to be carried out within an X-ray CT scanning bay, in order to reveal the evolution of soil-structure interaction. Within this scope, a brief overview of the systems construction and performance is given, followed by a demonstration test on pile installation and, subsequently, combined vertical and cyclic lateral loading.

U2 - 10.53243/ECPMG2024-59

DO - 10.53243/ECPMG2024-59

M3 - Conference contribution

BT - Proceedings of the 5th ECPMG 2024

A2 - Cabrera, Miguel Angel

A2 - van Eekelen, Suzanne J.M.

A2 - Bezuijen, Adam

PB - International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

T2 - ECPMG 2024

Y2 - 2 October 2024 through 4 October 2024

ER -