Sepideh Damavandinejad Monfared

Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

October 18, 2012.

OUTLINE:
1. Introduction
What is a micropile?
Numerical modeling
2. Numerical results
The effect of micropiles inclination angle
The effect of micropiles diameter
The effect of micropiles length
3. Proposing an equation to estimate lateral displacement of an
inclined micropile subjected to simultaneous lateral load and bending
moment.
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The Effect of Micropiles Inclination Angle on Soil-Micropile

system response

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

The Effect of Micropiles Inclination Angle on Soil-Micropile

system response

load - displacement response of micropile for negative and

positive battered micropiles (Note: L=8m , D=200mm)
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The Effect of Micropiles Diameter on Soil-Micropile

system response

load - displacement response of micropile for negative battered

micropiles. (Note: L=8m , inclination angle=30o )
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The Effect of Micropiles Length on Soil-Micropile

system response

load - displacement response of micropile for negative battered

micropiles. (Note:D=200 mm , inclination angle=30o )
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NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

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load - displacement response of a negative battered micropile.

(Note:D=200mm, inclination angle=30o, L=8m, loading ratio=1, 2 & 3)
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M2

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 The following multivariable interpolation

polynomial was employed:

U = Lateral Displacement (mm)

F = Applied Lateral Load (ton)
M = Applied Bending Moment (ton.m)
D = Micropiles Diameter (mm)
L = Micropiles Length (m)

Using results from 120 numerical modelings for micropiles with :

D = 100 , 150 , 200 & 250 mm
L = 4 , 5 , 6, 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 & 11 m
M/F = 1 , 2 & 3
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This paper presented three-dimensional finite element analyses

of single micropile subjected to simultaneous lateral load and
bending moment using ABAQUS code.
The effect of micropiles geometrical parameters ( diameter,
length and inclination angle ) on soil-micropile system response
were investigated.
A relationship was developed from statistical regression analysis
of the finite element modeling computations to estimate the lateral
displacement of micropiles inclined at an angle of 30o in silty
sands.
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