Study of the Nature of the Work of Piles With Rotary Anchors When Working in an Array of Heaving Soils

Abstract

A new design of horizontal pivoting pile anchors used as supports for main pipelines on heaving and watered bases is proposed. The purpose of the design is to reduce the deformability of this type of Foundation and increase its load-bearing capacity under the influence of the forces of frost heaving of the soil. Stamp tests of models of piles with rotary anchors were performed on the stand for testing Foundation models of NPP GEOTECH. Based on the test results, the effectiveness of using piles with the location of their rotary anchors at one and two levels along the trunk was compared, and the reduction in the load-bearing capacity of the pile with an unfavorable location of the anchors was determined. It is shown that according to the results of stamp tests, the rotary anchors of piles positively affect the operation of the Foundation. The use of rotary anchors in one level increases the load-bearing capacity of the pile by 16 % and reduces shrinkage by 40 % compared to a pile of the same size, but without anchors. The use of anchors in two levels increases the load-bearing capacity of the pile by 73 % and reduces the draft by 48 %. The advantage of a pile with two levels of anchors compared to its own with one level of anchors is 48 % in terms of load-bearing capacity and 11 % in terms of draft. The use of rotary pile anchors can significantly increase the reliability of the foundations of main pipelines on heaving and watered bases. This design solution is more efficient than similar metal piles with vertical anchors at equal cost levels.