Model Test Analysis of Excess Pore Water Pressure during the Sinking of a Pipe Pile with a Group of Holes

Abstract

To investigate the law that governs changes in excess pore water pressure during the sinking of a pipe pile with a group of holes, excess pore water pressure is monitored during the process of sinking a pile between a pipe pile without holes and three types of pipe pile with holes based on model test. The influences of the time-space dissipation of excess pore water pressure are analyzed by considering the factors of sinking pile sequence and disposal hole mode. The variation rules for excess pore water pressure dissipation with time, depth, radial distance, and sinking pile sequence are also established during the process of sinking the pile. On the basis of comparison and analysis, the pipe pile with holes, which are penetrated in a radial manner, achieves the lowest excess pore water pressure peak and the fastest dissipation rate, which are the most favorable conditions for reducing the squeezing effect of the pile, and the best pile driving effect is achieved. Moreover, the results can provide a reference for the application of pipe piles with holes in engineering practice.