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Measurement of ground motion near piles during driving

Woods, Richard; Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Adda; Gkrizi, Athena; Pietrangelo, Anthony; Zimmerman, Andrew

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Authors

Richard Woods

Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos

Athena Gkrizi

Anthony Pietrangelo

Andrew Zimmerman



Abstract

Two types of vibration damage caused by driving piles have been reported in the literature: direct structural damage and damage due to settlement. Direct damage results from vibratory excitation of structures at amplitude exceeding the structural tolerance. Damage from settlement is a consequence from vibratory densification of loose soils resulting in total or differential settlement of structures. Problems of settlement due to pile driving have been experienced recently by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) during operations associated with replacement of deteriorating bridges. The work described here represents an attempt to understand the mechanisms of energy transfer from steel H-piles driven with diesel hammers to the surrounding soil and the energy attenuation through the soil by measuring ground motion in the near vicinity of the pile. The main feature of this study consisted of installing motion transducers very close, within 0.5 foot, to piles and measuring the resulting ground motion during pile driving. Selection, fabrication, and installation of the transducers and preliminary measured pile driving vibrations are presented.

Citation

Woods, R., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A., Gkrizi, A., Pietrangelo, A., & Zimmerman, A. (in press). Measurement of ground motion near piles during driving. Geotechnical Special Publications, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413265.041

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 10, 2013
Online Publication Date Mar 25, 2014
Deposit Date Apr 6, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Geotechnical Special Publications
Print ISSN 0895-0563
Electronic ISSN 0895-0563
Publisher American Society of Civil Engineers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Issue 233
DOI https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413265.041
Keywords Soil settlement; Pile settlement; Pile driving; Differential settlement; Structural settlement; Damage (structural); Ground motion; Vibration
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/724459
Publisher URL https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784413265.041
Additional Information From: Soil Behavior Fundamentals to Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering.
Geo-Congress 2014, 23-26 February 2014, Atlanta, Georgia.

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