EP1719841A1 - Method and equipment for constructing micropiles in soil - Google Patents
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- EP1719841A1 EP1719841A1 EP06007033A EP06007033A EP1719841A1 EP 1719841 A1 EP1719841 A1 EP 1719841A1 EP 06007033 A EP06007033 A EP 06007033A EP 06007033 A EP06007033 A EP 06007033A EP 1719841 A1 EP1719841 A1 EP 1719841A1
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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
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- E02D5/80—Ground anchors
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
- E02D15/00—Handling building or like materials for hydraulic engineering or foundations
- E02D15/02—Handling of bulk concrete specially for foundation or hydraulic engineering purposes
- E02D15/04—Placing concrete in mould-pipes, pile tubes, bore-holes or narrow shafts
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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
- E02D5/34—Concrete or concrete-like piles cast in position ; Apparatus for making same
- E02D5/46—Concrete or concrete-like piles cast in position ; Apparatus for making same making in situ by forcing bonding agents into gravel fillings or the soil
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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
- E02D5/74—Means for anchoring structural elements or bulkheads
- E02D5/80—Ground anchors
- E02D5/808—Ground anchors anchored by using exclusively a bonding material
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- This invention relates to a method and the corresponding equipment for constructing concrete micropiles of the type used for soil consolidation, underpinning and the like.
- the method according to the invention involves the use of a drilling rod which also acts as reinforcement for the pile, and injection of cement grout directly during drilling, the injection being performed from the surface downwards, unlike known methods, wherein the grouting stage is performed from the bottom of the hole to the surface.
- the method according to the invention allows micropiles to be made very quickly, with a considerable cost saving on the end product.
- micropiles One of the most effective techniques for stabilising soil, underpinning or performing the work required to increase the load-bearing capacity of soil is to construct micropiles.
- This known technique involves inserting into the ground a reinforced concrete pile a few centimetres in diameter and a few metres long, to stabilise the soil and increase its load-bearing capacity.
- a hole is drilled with a drilling rod fitted with a bit at the tip; when the design depth is reached the rod is removed, steel reinforcement is inserted in the hole, and the hole is filled with a concrete mix of suitable particle size.
- the present invention which falls into this sector, relates to a method and the corresponding equipment for constructing micropiles with the technology known as jet-grouting, which involves drilling the soil with a rod fitted, at its tip, with a plurality of nozzles through which a fluid is injected at very high pressure (several hundred bars).
- Said rods consist of bars with a continuous thread, fitted at the tip with a disposable bit equipped with a set of nozzles through which grout is injected during excavations.
- Grout injection therefore takes place simultaneously with drilling, so that when the rod reaches the required depth, the micropile has already been formed and the work can be considered finished.
- This technique also allows the construction of micropiles with a wide base that increases their load-bearing capacity.
- number 1 indicates a rotating high-pressure injection head to which the drilling rod according to the invention, indicated as 2, is connected.
- Head 1 is connected to devices of known type which cause it to rotate around its own axis until it causes rod 2 to rotate.
- Rod 2 consists of a set of (self-drilling) steel bars 3, which are of known type in themselves, and which are connected end-to-end via sleeve couplings 4, with the insertion of high-pressure gaskets 5.
- Rod 2 is fitted at its tip with a disposable bit 6, which presents one or more nozzles 7 leading to an axial pipe 8; said pipe 8 communicates with the interior of the drilling rod which, in turn, communicates with a pipe 9 located in the injection head.
- a line 11 designed to feed a grout mixture originating from equipment 12 of known type leads to inlet 10 of pipe 9.
- the equipment supported by a structure 13, which is only illustrated schematically because it is of known type, is set up at the point to be drilled; the first bar, fitted with a bit at its tip, is mounted on head 11, and drilling begins.
- Head 1 connected to a rotary table or other known apparatus which causes it to rotate around its own axis, causes the rotation of bar 3 with bit 6, which begins to drill the ground (figure 2).
- the rotation of the rod and simultaneous grout injection can be continued for some time, so as to create at the base of the pipe a bulb of larger dimensions which improves interaction with the soil.
- this technique offers all the advantages of the jet-grouting technology for the production of micropiles, with a high-output process which allows fast, clean operation.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and the corresponding equipment for constructing concrete micropiles of the type used for soil consolidation, which involves the use of a drilling rod which also acts as reinforcement for the pile, and injection of cement grout directly during drilling, the injection being performed from the surface downwards, that includes the following stages:
• soil drilling with a rod consisting of a drilling bar fitted at the tip with a bit equipped with nozzles, and simultaneous high-pressure injection of grout through said nozzles;
• when the bar has fully penetrated into the soil, connection of a second bar by means of a sleeve coupling and continuance of drilling with simultaneous grout injection;
• when the design depth has been reached, detachment of said rod, which is left in the ground to act as reinforcement for the pile thus constructed.
• soil drilling with a rod consisting of a drilling bar fitted at the tip with a bit equipped with nozzles, and simultaneous high-pressure injection of grout through said nozzles;
• when the bar has fully penetrated into the soil, connection of a second bar by means of a sleeve coupling and continuance of drilling with simultaneous grout injection;
• when the design depth has been reached, detachment of said rod, which is left in the ground to act as reinforcement for the pile thus constructed.
Description
- This invention relates to a method and the corresponding equipment for constructing concrete micropiles of the type used for soil consolidation, underpinning and the like.
- The method according to the invention involves the use of a drilling rod which also acts as reinforcement for the pile, and injection of cement grout directly during drilling, the injection being performed from the surface downwards, unlike known methods, wherein the grouting stage is performed from the bottom of the hole to the surface. The method according to the invention allows micropiles to be made very quickly, with a considerable cost saving on the end product.
- One of the most effective techniques for stabilising soil, underpinning or performing the work required to increase the load-bearing capacity of soil is to construct micropiles.
- This known technique involves inserting into the ground a reinforced concrete pile a few centimetres in diameter and a few metres long, to stabilise the soil and increase its load-bearing capacity.
- In accordance with the prior art, in order to construct micropiles a hole is drilled with a drilling rod fitted with a bit at the tip; when the design depth is reached the rod is removed, steel reinforcement is inserted in the hole, and the hole is filled with a concrete mix of suitable particle size.
- This is a long, laborious method and, especially in rather loose soil, can involve problems caused by the mobility of this type of soil.
- The present invention, which falls into this sector, relates to a method and the corresponding equipment for constructing micropiles with the technology known as jet-grouting, which involves drilling the soil with a rod fitted, at its tip, with a plurality of nozzles through which a fluid is injected at very high pressure (several hundred bars).
- Said rods consist of bars with a continuous thread, fitted at the tip with a disposable bit equipped with a set of nozzles through which grout is injected during excavations.
- Grout injection therefore takes place simultaneously with drilling, so that when the rod reaches the required depth, the micropile has already been formed and the work can be considered finished.
- This technique also allows the construction of micropiles with a wide base that increases their load-bearing capacity.
- This invention will now be described in detail, by way of example but not of limitation, by reference to the annexed figures wherein:
- figure 1 schematically illustrates a drilling rod according to the invention;
- figure 2 is the cross-section of an area of soil at the start of drilling designed to construct a micropile;
- Figure 3 illustrates the rod according to the invention at a more advanced stage of construction of a micropile.
- As shown in figure 1,
number 1 indicates a rotating high-pressure injection head to which the drilling rod according to the invention, indicated as 2, is connected. -
Head 1 is connected to devices of known type which cause it to rotate around its own axis until it causesrod 2 to rotate. -
Rod 2 consists of a set of (self-drilling)steel bars 3, which are of known type in themselves, and which are connected end-to-end viasleeve couplings 4, with the insertion of high-pressure gaskets 5. -
Rod 2 is fitted at its tip with adisposable bit 6, which presents one ormore nozzles 7 leading to anaxial pipe 8; saidpipe 8 communicates with the interior of the drilling rod which, in turn, communicates with apipe 9 located in the injection head. - A
line 11 designed to feed a grout mixture originating fromequipment 12 of known type leads toinlet 10 ofpipe 9. - Two stages of the process are illustrated in figures 2 and 3.
- The equipment, supported by a
structure 13, which is only illustrated schematically because it is of known type, is set up at the point to be drilled; the first bar, fitted with a bit at its tip, is mounted onhead 11, and drilling begins. -
Head 1, connected to a rotary table or other known apparatus which causes it to rotate around its own axis, causes the rotation ofbar 3 withbit 6, which begins to drill the ground (figure 2). - During excavations, grout is pumped at high pressure into
pipe 9 and exits throughnozzles 7 in the bit at very high speed and pressure, thus removing and compacting the soil around the rod and creating a hole, shown as 14 in figure 3, which fills with grout as the rod descends. - As drilling proceeds, other bars are added to the rod and secured with
couplings 5, and drilling continues in this way until the design depth is reached. - If necessary, the rotation of the rod and simultaneous grout injection can be continued for some time, so as to create at the base of the pipe a bulb of larger dimensions which improves interaction with the soil.
- When drilling is over, the rod is disconnected from
head 1, which is moved to another point, while the rod remains embedded in the grout which has filled the hole. The interior of the rod is also full of grout, acting as reinforcement for the pile thus constructed. - As will clearly appear from the description supplied, this technique offers all the advantages of the jet-grouting technology for the production of micropiles, with a high-output process which allows fast, clean operation.
- An expert in the field could devise various modifications and variations, all of which should be deemed to fall within the ambit of this invention.
Claims (8)
- Method for the construction of micropiles in soil, whereby a hole is drilled and filled with grout and steel reinforcement is inserted into said hole, characterised in that said method includes simultaneous drilling and grout injection.
- Method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that drilling and grout injection are performed from the surface to the bottom of the hole.
- Method as claimed in the preceding claims, characterised in that drilling is performed with a rod which acts as reinforcement for the micropile, while grout is injected at high pressure at the same time, along said rod 1, and exits from a nozzle in the bit fitted at the distal extremity of the rod.
- Method for the construction of micropiles, characterised in that it includes the following stages:• soil drilling with a rod consisting of a drilling bar fitted at the tip with a bit equipped with nozzles, and simultaneous high-pressure injection of grout through said nozzles;• when the bar has fully penetrated into the soil, connection of a second bar by means of a sleeve coupling and continuance of drilling with simultaneous grout injection;• when the design depth has been reached, detachment of said rod, which is left in the ground to act as reinforcement for the pile thus constructed.
- Equipment for the construction of micropiles with the method as claimed in any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it includes a drilling rod fitted at its tip with a bit equipped with one or more outwardly-directed nozzles, and means designed to direct grout at high pressure towards said nozzles, passing inside said rod.
- Equipment as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that said rod consists of a plurality of self-drilling bars connected via sleeve couplings designed to withstand very high pressures.
- Apparatus as claimed in the preceding claims, characterised in that said rod is fitted with a bit equipped with at least one pair of nozzles with different inclinations, for injection of grout.
- Apparatus as claimed in the preceding claims, wherein said nozzles have an inclination of 30° and 60° respectively.
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EP1959057A2 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-08-20 | MELEGARI, Cesare | Equipment and method for constructing micropiles in soil, in particular for the anchorage of active anchors |
ITPR20080080A1 (en) * | 2008-12-03 | 2010-06-04 | Cesare Melegari | PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION AND / OR REINFORCEMENT OF PORT BANKS |
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US8066452B2 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2011-11-29 | Cesare Melegari | Equipment and method for constructing micropiles in soil, in particular for the anchorage of active anchors |
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JP2015203266A (en) * | 2014-04-16 | 2015-11-16 | 株式会社フジタ | Method for extending casing segment in micro pile method and connection structure |
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