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This paper presents the results of field tests performed to investigate the compressive bearing capacity of pre-bored grouted planted (PGP) pile with enlarged grout base focusing on its base bearing capacity. The bi-directional O-cell load test was conducted to evaluate the behavior of full scale PGP piles. The test results show that the pile head displacements needed to fully mobilize the shaft resistance were 5.9% and 6.4% D (D is pile diameter), respectively, of two test piles, owing to the large elastic shortening of pile shaft. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that the PHC nodular pile base and grout body at the enlarged base could act as a unit in the loading process, and the enlarged grout base could effectively promote the base bearing capacity of PGP pile through increasing the base area. The normalized base resistances (unit base resistance/average cone base resistance) of two test piles were 0.17 and 0.19, respectively, when the base displacement reached 5% Db (Db is pile base diameter). The permeation of grout into the silty sand layer under pile base increased the elastic modulus of silty sand, which could help to decrease pile head displacement under working load.
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The research described is funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51978610). The authors also want to express gratitude to ZCONE High-tech Pile Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. for the financial and technical support with the manufacture and installation of the test PGP piles.
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Zhou, Jj., Yu, Jl., Gong, Xn. et al. Field study on the behavior of pre-bored grouted planted pile with enlarged grout base. Acta Geotech. 16, 3327–3338 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01208-7
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