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International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.2) (2018) 269-274
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Research paper
Vibrated Soilcement Piles
Tеtiana Nesterenko
1
, Oleksandr Novytskyi
2
, Serhiy Voskobiynyk
3
1
Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University, Ukraine
2
prjsc "SUMBUD" Main Testing Laboratory In Construction, Ukraine
3
Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University, Ukraine
*Corresponding Author E-Mail: Novitskiy.A.P@Gmail.Com
Abstract
The article describes the vibration research effect of on strength increasing and soilcement density. Laboratory studies of vibration im-
pact on soilcement during manufacturing on the basis of loam and sandy soils have been performed. The field experimental determina-
tion of deep high-frequency vibration influence on soilcement piles material characteristics has been fulfilled. The process of material
shrinkage during manufacture has been investigated. The obtained results are introduced in the process of soilcement base and founda-
tions placement. Field comparative tests with static compressive loading of three types of piles, including vibro-compacted soilcement
piles, have been conducted. With the PLAXIS software system, and with it’s axisymmetric particular version, the relationship between
loading and soilcement piles settling was established. Numerical stamp tests modeling with the help of the software system PLAXIS was
performed to detect the soilcement vibration influence on the reinforced base deformation.
Keywords: soilcement, deep soil mixing method, high frequency vibration, soilcement piles, reinforced base, numerical modeling, Plaxis.
1. Introduction
Modern buildings grow ever higher up to heaven, thereby the
buildings weight increasing themselves, and with it load on the
foundation and base, respectively. Taking into account the man-
kind desire to be in the events center, there is a tendency towards
the most efficient each land plot development in the central parts
of the cities of Ukraine and the world.
These factors lead to the fact that the large cities centers are dense-
ly built by skyscrapers. Taking into account that the load on the
base is rather substantial, it is shallow foundation impossible to
use the, in addition to the slab bases, which in turn are very valua-
ble.
To place pile foundations is possible solution. The tight conditions
of building do not allow the reinforced concrete piles bloking by
diesel and hydro-hammers. The rational solution is to use drilling
piles.
To reduce pile foundation price, it is necessary to use soil that lies
at the buildingbase. In the study of world experience, one can
distinguish a method of soils saturation by cement, in result we
have material of rather high soilcement strength. Due to the use of
deep soil mixing method of soils saturation by cement, it is possi-
ble to arrange vertical cylindrical soilcement piles of specified
length and diameter.
Thus, soilcement piles use is the most rational and economical
method for foundation constructing under the proposed conditions.
2. Analysis of Recent Research and Publica-
tions
Analysis of domestic and foreign literary sources, where issues
of the method of arrangement of soilcement piles, soilcement
physical and mechanical properties, methods of its strength
increasing, etc. are considered. Well known scientists worked on
these issues: Abelev Yu.M., Boyko IP, Bezruk V.M., Easter Yu.Y.,
Vinnikov Yu.L., Gotman A.L., Gotman N.Z., Dalmatov BI,
Zotsenko ML, Kirichek Yu.O., Kornienko MV, Krisan VI,
Lartseva II, Marchenko VI, Morgun AS, Petrash R V.V., Tokin
OM, Cruz RC, Consoli NC, Puppala J., Bhadriraju V., Porbaha A.,
Rutherford CJ, Cesare Melegari Yang, TS etc.
It is noted that the most promising method of soilceement ele-
ments manufacturing is deep mixing, when the soil in the wells is
crushed and saturated slurry with a water-cement with mixing by a
special stirrer (a drill tool). It is also established that the soilce-
ment strength is influenced by soil type, cement content, quality of
mixing, conditions and term of tufts, the water-cement mixture
ratio and some additives presence. Strong soilcement is made of
sandy soils, which is tight in water-soaked soils, with cement con-
tent 15-25%. In time, which has been traced for 2 years, the soil-
cement strength has been significantly increased. Essentially in-
creases the soilcement strength of its consolidation by static load
during factory design. In this case, the mixture removes air and
water entrapped, but achieves a more dense location of compo-
nents. This positively effects the product quality, as a result, its
strength, reduced water resistance, frost resistance, corrosion re-
sistance, shrinkage and durability increases significantly. In the
deep soil mixing method, such sealing of the cement mixture is
not possible. According to our data, the vibrational method of the
cement mixture sealing was not investigated.
3. Formulating the Goals of the Article
The soilcement piles disadvantage is the relatively less material
durability due to the absence of large aggregates in the soilcement.
This leads to the fact that sometimes the bearing capacity of piles