Zum veränderlichen Tragverhalten von Stahlrammpfählen unter zyklisch-axialer Belastung

Bearing capacity degradation of driven steel piles under cyclic-axial loading

In this contribution, the scientific background of the bearing capacity of the sand-steel interface and of the plastic stress-strain-behaviour of sand soils under cyclic loading is firstly described. Upon this, a nonlinear calculation approach is formulated and implemented by using numerical method for predicting the bearing capacity degradation of driven steel piles in sandy subsoil under cyclic-axial loading condition. In this procedure, three controlling factors namely slip on pile-sand-interface, accumulation of plastic shear strain and the decrease in lateral effective stress of surrounding sand soils are taken into consideration. With the help of a model test reported in literature, the applicability of the developed calculation approach is checked.