Effectiveness of Blow-Count to Assess the Serviceability Reliability of a High-Speed Train Piled Foundation Gennaro Esposito Shell Project and Engineering Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
Gennaro Esposito
In the proceedings of: GeoOttawa 2017: 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 12th joint with IAH-CNCSession: Reliability and Risk I
ABSTRACT: Blow-count is used to verify that the pile design capacity is achieved during driving. It is commonly assumed that if a pile is driven at or above the design capacity, it automatically satisfies serviceability design. This assumption was also used for a large high-speed train project where the reinforced concrete track was supported by pre-cast concrete piles driven to a bearing layer underlying very soft deposits. A blow-count of 10 blow per 25 mm was one of the construction quality control criteria to satisfy both ULS and SLS design conditions. Blow-count was not performed on each pile. A probabilistic analysis was conducted to determine if blow-count is effective in proving that the pile foundation satisfies the SLS target reliability index. The results indicate that this is not the case. The small settlement target had the same probability of occurrence regardless of whether blow-count was conducted or not.
RÉSUMÉ: Blow-count est utilisé pour vérifier que la capacité de conception de la pile est atteinte pendant la conduite. Il est généralement supposé que si une pile est entraînée à la capacité de conception ou au-dessus de celle-ci, elle satisfait automatiquement à la conception de service. Cette hypothèse a également été utilisée pour un grand projet de train à grande vitesse où la piste en béton armé était soutenue par des pieux en béton pré-coulé entraînés à une couche d'appui sous-jacente aux dépôts très doux. Un nombre de souffles de 10 souffles par 25 mm était l'un des critères de contrôle de la qualité de la construction pour satisfaire les conditions de conception ULS et SLS. Le coup de compte n'a pas été effectué sur chaque pile. Une analyse probabiliste a été menée afin de déterminer si le compte-sondage est efficace pour prouver que la base de pile satisfait l'indice de fiabilité cible SLS. Les résultats indiquent que ce n'est pas le cas. La petite cible d'établissement avait la même probabilité d'occurrence, que le dénombrement soit effectué ou non.
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Gennaro Esposito (2017) Effectiveness of Blow-Count to Assess the Serviceability Reliability of a High-Speed Train Piled Foundation Gennaro Esposito Shell Project and Engineering Services, Calgary, AB, Canada in GEO2017. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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