EP0691434B1 - Pieux en béton modulaires - Google Patents

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EP0691434B1
EP0691434B1 EP95304745A EP95304745A EP0691434B1 EP 0691434 B1 EP0691434 B1 EP 0691434B1 EP 95304745 A EP95304745 A EP 95304745A EP 95304745 A EP95304745 A EP 95304745A EP 0691434 B1 EP0691434 B1 EP 0691434B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D5/00—Bulkheads, piles, or other structural elements specially adapted to foundation engineering
    • E02D5/22—Piles
    • E02D5/52—Piles composed of separable parts, e.g. telescopic tubes ; Piles composed of segments
    • E02D5/523—Piles composed of separable parts, e.g. telescopic tubes ; Piles composed of segments composed of segments

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  • This invention relates to driven piles for the support of buildings or other structures that are made in sections of reinforced concrete that are connected together by joints assembled as driving proceeds.
  • Document FR-A-2 343 865 represents the prior art as referred to in the preamble of claim 1.
  • a concrete pile section comprises an elongate body of reinforced concrete having a socket at one end (intended as and hereinafter referred to as the top of the section) and a spigot at the other end (the bottom ) and is characterised in that the spigot and socket are shaped and relatively dimensioned such that when the spigot at the bottom of one such section is fully inserted into the socket at the top of another such section to form a joint there is an interference fit between the spigot and socket in at least two zones spaced apart along the length of the joint but a clearance fit in at least a third zone spacing the said at least two zones and in that the socket is reinforced in each of the said at least two zones by at least one hoop member.
  • the invention includes a sectional pile including at least two such sections assembled as aforesaid.
  • the hoop members will normally be of steel, though other materials of sufficiently high tensile strength could be used. Preferably they are simple circular closed hoops, but other circular or non-circular structures, including structures with longitudinal members linking turns of a "spiral" wire can be used ("spiral" as used in connection with reinforced concrete means a helix or its non-circular - including especially square - analogue of constant or varying pitch).
  • hoop members fully embedded in the concrete seem to be most effective to inhibit cracking during driving, but alternatively they may be exposed on the exterior of the pile, so as to support its entire cross-section: since their function is fulfilled during driving of the pile, it is not of great importance if they are susceptible to corrosion when the pile is in service.
  • the reinforcement including the hoop members, may be of rolled welded steel mesh, of wire-tied cage construction, or any other conventional and suitable form.
  • all the sections of the pile are alike (except that in some cases it may be convenient for their lengths to differ) but if desired a special bottom section without a spigot and/or a special top section without a socket could be used, optionally with a reinforcing hoop member adjacent the bottom or the top respectively.
  • Another option is to fit a metal or plastics shoe to the bottom of the first section to be driven.
  • the spigot and the socket are of circular cross-section in plan, but they could be of matching non-circular shapes providing they can be cast with the required precision.
  • the shaft of the pile may be square, round, hexagonal, or of other plan cross-section.
  • the spigot and the socket are tapered in a broadly corresponding way, each preferably comprising two conical sections of substantially the same cone angle demarcated by a step, the steps in the spigot and in the socket being spaced apart in the direction of the length of the section to form the boundaries between the said two zones.
  • the spigot may be parallel in each of the zones, preferably with a similar arrangement of steps so that interference occurs only in the last stage of assembly.
  • the pile sections in accordance with the invention can be assembled "dry", that is without the use of any kind of adhesive, but a further advantage of having two zones with interference fit spaced by a third zone with a clearance fit is that this clearance can when desired accomodate a resinous adhesive, non-shrink grout or other bonding material (preferably one with good shear strength) where it is not in danger of being squeezed out by the forces arising during installation of the pile.
  • Suitable solid materials include rubbery or thermoplastic sheet materials, as commonly used to reduce damage to the ends of piles during driving; suitable viscous or pasty materials include the resinous adhesives, non-shrink grouts and the like already referred to as suitable for use as adhesives in the said third zone(s).
  • the joint seen in figure 1 is formed by the upper end of a first pile section 1 and the lower end of an identical pile section 2; pile section 1 is also seen in figure 2.
  • the sections are of concrete with reinforcing steel 3 of any appropriate structure, and have square shafts 4 reducing to circular section at the joint region.
  • the sections may be monolithic castings formed in a horizontal position in steel moulds having removable end sections for forming the joints, or end sections with projecting anchor bars may be cast separately in vertical moulds and integrated by casting the shaft in a horizontal position.
  • the top end of the section 1 is formed with a tapered socket 5 (figure 2) and the section 2 with a mating spigot 6 (figure 1).
  • the joint formed between spigot and socket comprises three zones 7, 8, 9; in zone 7 at the top of the joint and zone 8 at the bottom of the joint there is an interference fit between the spigot and the socket, giving immediate structural rigidity when the spigot is inserted into the socket; in the intermediate zone 9, demarcated from zone 7 by a step 10 between two equal-angled conical parts of the spigot 6 and from zone 8 by a step 11 between two equal-angled conical parts of the socket, there is a clearance 12 between the spigot and the socket.
  • the socket is reinforced by plain steel rings 13 and 14 respectively, which are exposed at the centres of the faces of the square-section pile but embedded at the corners.
  • Grooves 17 extending through the zones 7 and 8 provide for the escape of any excess resin.
  • an additional metal sleeve 18, corresponding in shape to the square plan section of the pile, is spot-welded to the ring 13 and receives the lower end of the upper pile section 2 to assist alignment; the cross-section of the concrete may be reduced to accomodate this sleeve without projection.
  • a first pile section is driven into the ground using a metal or plastics driving dolly temporarily inserted in the socket at its top end, and if ground conditions require it a metal shoe mounted on the spigot at its bottom end.
  • the driving cap is removed, and a quantity of a 2-part epoxy resin sufficient to fill the clearances 12 (and 15 and/or 16, if applicable) is mixed and either introduced into the socket or, if it flows slowly enough, coated onto the appropriate surfaces of the spigot; the next pile section is presented and its spigot inserted fully into the socket on the first pile section, causing the resin to flow if and as necessary, between the sides of the spigot and socket so that the clearances are substantially filled; in zones 7 and 8, however, the resin is substantially completely squeezed out from between the spigot and the socket giving direct concrete-to-concrete contact and thus a rigid frictional engagement allowing driving to continue without waiting for the resin to harden; on the other hand the interference fit in zones 7 and 8 is effective to prevent the resin
  • the pile section has a general plan cross-section 235mm square; the spigot and socket are 250mm long, made up of top and bottom (first and second) interference zones 40 and 45mm long respectively with an intermediate (third) clearance zone 165mm long.
  • the zones are delimited by steps with a radial height of 2mm superimposed on a uniform taper with a semi-angle of 1°30' between a diameter of 160mm at the narrow end of the bottom interference zone and about 177mm at the top of the top interference zone.
  • An experimental pile driven with sections according to this specific example has achieved an ultimate axial load-bearing capacity of 1MN in dense river gravel, similar to expectation for an unjointed pile.
  • the preferred pile section shown in figures 3-5 is generally similar to that of figures 1-2, and the same reference numerals have been used where appropriate for the corresponding parts.
  • the only substantial difference is that instead of the external hoop members 13 and 14 simple welded hoops 19, 20 of steel rod are used: they are affixed to the longitudinal reinforcement (by tie-wires or if preferred by welding) and thus become fully embeded in the concrete of the pile. It has been our experience to date that these embedded hoops are more effective than the external hoop members 13, 14 in making pile sections that resist the tendency for fragments to break away adjacent to angles in the joint region.

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Claims (10)

  1. Tronçon (1) de pieu en béton comprenant un corps allongé en béton renforcé qui présente une partie femelle (5) en une extrémité formant le haut du tronçon et une partie mâle (6) en l'autre extrémité située à la base, caractérisé en ce que la partie mâle (6) et la partie femelle (5) ont des formes et des dimensions relatives telles que lorsque la partie mâle (6) située à la base d'un premier tronçon (1) de ce type est entièrement introduite dans la partie femelle (5) du sommet d'un autre tronçon (1) de ce type pour former un raccord, il y a un joint à ajustement serré entre la partie mâle (6) et la partie femelle (5) dans au moins deux régions (7, 8) espacées l'une de l'autre dans le sens de la longueur du raccord mais un ajustement avec jeu (12) dans au moins une troisième région (9) séparant lesdites aux moins deux régions (7, 8) et en ce que la partie femelle (5) est renforcée dans chacune desdites aux moins deux régions (7, 8) par au moins un élément de cerclage (13, 14).
  2. Tronçon de pieu selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit cerclage de renfort (13, 14) est limité à la partie supérieure et la partie inférieure desdites aux moins deux régions (7, 8).
  3. Tronçon de pieu selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel l'élément de cerclage (13, 14), ou chacun d'eux, est un cerclage circulaire fermé.
  4. Tronçon de pieu selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel la partie mâle (6) et la partie femelle (5) comprennent chacune deux segments coniques ayant sensiblement le même angle de conicité et séparées par une marche (10, 11), les marches (10, 11) dans la partie mâle (6) et la partie femelle (5) étant espacées dans la direction de la longueur du tronçon (1) pour former les limites entre lesdites deux régions (7, 8).
  5. Tronçon de pieu selon l'une quelconquc des précédentes revendications, dans lequel ledit cerclage de renfort (13, 14) est noyé dans le corps du pieu (1).
  6. Pieu modulaire comprenant au moins deux tronçons, dont chacun est tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendicafions 1 à 5, assemblés l'un à l'autre avec la partie mâle (6) de l'un des tronçons (1) engagée avec frottements dans la partie femelle (5) de l'autre tronçon (1).
  7. Pieu selon la revendication 6, dans lequel un adhésif résineux, un mortier sans retrait ou un autre matériau de liaison occupe le jeu (12) existant dans ladite troisième région (9).
  8. Pieu selon la revendication 6 ou la revendication 7, comportant un coussin de matériau solide, visqueux ou pâteux entre les surfaces d'extrémité placées bout-à-bout.
  9. Pieu selon la revendication 6 assemblé sans aucun type d'adhésif.
  10. Tronçon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5 ou pieu selon la revendication 7, comportant au moins une rainure (17) servant à former un passage dans chaque région d'ajustement serré (7, 8) destiné à l'écoulement de tout excès d'adhésif.
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