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Numerical Analysis of Thermal Effect on Axial Load and Pile Settlements in PHC Energy Piles

PHC 에너지파일의 열응력에 따른 축하중-침하 수치해석

  • Received : 2012.10.24
  • Accepted : 2013.05.02
  • Published : 2013.05.31
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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of thermal stress on axial load and pile settlement of PHC energy piles. A series of numerical analyses were performed by controlling major influencing parameters such as pile arrangement, pile spacing, end-bearing condition, soil condition and pile cap stiffness. It is found that the characteristics of pile-load transfer are significantly affected by seasonal operation mode (i.e., cooling and heating) throughout the year. Also, the axial load under thermal loading increases with increasing the pile spacing. The settlement of the pile in sand is larger than that in clay because of the thermal stress generated. It is also found that thermal stress highly influences on the end-bearing pile, corner pile and rigidity of pile cap.

본 논문에서는 열응력에 따른 PHC 에너지파일의 축하중과 침하량의 변화를 수치해석을 통하여 분석하였다. 이를 위해 $3{\times}3$, $5{\times}5$ 배열 군말뚝 형태의 에너지파일을 말뚝 간격과 배치, 지반조건, 말뚝의 선단지지조건 및 말뚝 캡의 강성도 등의 조건으로 구분하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구 결과 말뚝 중심 간격이 클수록 온도변화에 따른 말뚝의 축하중 차이가 크게 나타났고, 사질토지반이 점성토지반 보다 온도변화에 의한 침하량의 변화가 크게 나타났다. 또한, 에너지파일이 모서리부에 위치할 때 말뚝의 축하중 차이가 가장 크게 나타났으며, 말뚝의 선단이 암반에 지지된 경우 온도변화에 의한 축하중 변화가 더 크게 발생하여 침하량이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 말뚝 캡의 강성도에 대한 영향은 말뚝 캡의 강성이 커질수록 온도변화에 의한 침하량이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

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