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1 Sep ideh Da m avan dinejad Mo nfared Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. October 18, 2012. NUME RICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE OUTLINE: 1. In tr odu c tion What is a micropile? Numerical modeling 2. Nu m erical results Th e effec t of microp ile’s inclination ang le Th e effect of microp ile’s diam eter   Th e e ffect of m icropile’s length 3. P ro p o sin g an e q ua ti on to e stima te la te ra ld is p lacemen t o f a n inc line d m icro pile su bje cte d to sim ulta ne ou s late ra l loa d an d bend ing moment.

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Sepideh Damavandinejad Monfared

Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

October 18, 2012.

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

OUTLINE:

1. Introduction

What is a micropile?

Numerical modeling

2. Numerical results

The effect of micropile’s inclination angle

The effect of micropile’sdiameter 

The effect of micropile’s length

3. Proposing an equation to estimate lateral displacement of an

inclined micropilesubjected to simultaneous lateral load and bending

moment.

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NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

The Effect of Micropile’s Inclination Angle on Soil-Micropilesystem response

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

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The Effect of Micropile’s Inclination Angle on Soil-Micropile

system response

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

load - displacement response of micropile for negative and

positive battered micropiles (Note: L=8m , D=200mm)

The Effect of Micropile’s Diameter on Soil-Micropilesystem response

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

load - displacement response of micropile for negative battered

micropiles. (Note: L=8m , inclination angle=30o )

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The Effect of Micropile’s Length on Soil-Micropile

system response

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

load - displacement response of micropile for negative battered

micropiles. (Note:D=200 mm , inclination angle=30o )

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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)

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOR OF INCLINED MICROPILE

U F2 M2 FM F M

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Using results from 120 numerical modelings for micropileswith :

• D = 100 , 150 , 200 & 250 mm

L = 4 , 5 , 6, 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 & 11 m• M/F = 1 , 2 & 3

The following multivariable interpolation

polynomial was employed:

U = Lateral Displacement (mm)

F = Applied Lateral Load (ton)

M = Applied Bending Moment (ton.m)

D = Micropile’s Diameter (mm)

L = Micropile’s Length (m)

 A relationship was developed from statistical regression analysis

of thefiniteelement modelingcomputationstoestimatethelateraldisplacement of micropiles inclined at an angle of 30o in silty

sands.

This paper presented three-dimensional finite element analyses

of single micropile subjected to simultaneous lateral load and

bendingmoment usingABAQUScode.

The effect of micropile’s geometrical parameters ( diameter,

length and inclination angle ) on soil-micropile systemresponse

were investigated.

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