Vibrations induced by pile driving: numerical modelling and experimental validation
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https://doi.org/10.14195/2184-8394_156_2Keywords:
Ground-borne vibrations induced by pile driving, Axisymmetric FEM-PML approach, Experimental validationAbstract
Deep foundations are frequently used for buildings founded over soils with weak geotechnical characteristics. From the economic and technical point of view, impact pile driving is one interesting possibility for its materialization. However, it is necessary to ensure that environmental requirements, namely ground-borne vibrations, are adequately met. For such purpose, the authors propose a numerical prediction tool for a prior prediction of the expected ground-borne vibrations levels. This tool corresponds to an axisymmetric FEM-PML approach, where the non-linear behavior of the soil is described by an equivalent linear methodology. Given the complexity of the problem, an experimental test site was developed and fully characterized for validation purposes. The experimental work comprises laboratory and in-situ soil characterization and measurement of vibrations induced during pile driving. A very good agreement was achieved in the comparison between numerical and experimental results, from which the proposed numerical approach can be considered a suitable tool for the prediction of ground-borne vibrations induced by impact pile driving.
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