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Investigation of new confined concrete-filled aluminum tube piles: Experimental and numerical approaches

Al-Darraji, F, Sadique, MM, Alahmari, TS, Yu, Z, Shubbar, A and Marolt Cebasek, T (2024) Investigation of new confined concrete-filled aluminum tube piles: Experimental and numerical approaches. Results in Engineering. ISSN 2590-1230

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Abstract

This research aims to introduce and test a Confined Concrete-Filled Aluminum Tube Pile (CCFAT) as an innovative composite pile that embodies a distinctive amalgamation of favourable material characteristics. Experimental tests were carried out to achieve this goal by analysing the vertical and lateral responses of various configurations and slenderness ratios (Lm/D) (ranging from 10 to 20) of CCFAT piles. As a reference group, two traditional piles were also manufactured and tested under identical conditions for comparison purposes. Additionally, the finite element approach was applied to validate the experimental results. The findings indicated that CCFAT piles have either higher or at least equivalent ultimate vertical capacity to that of reference piles. Additionally, the results proved the superior ultimate lateral capacity of the CCFAT piles compared to the reference ones. The results also showed a constant maximum bending moment dept in the CCFAT piles with a Lm/D ratio of 10, with a slight increase observed for CCFAT with a Lm/D ratio of 20 under lateral loading, which could be attributed to the rigidity of the CCAFT piles. Moreover, the outcomes of the finite element analysis indicated that both ultimate vertical and lateral capacities improve with the increase in the number of piles. The sensitivity analysis showed that the dilatancy angle plays the most important role in determining the vertical capacity of the piles, while the lateral capacity was significantly determined by the internal friction angle. Finally, fitted charts were produced and validated in this study to help researchers estimate the ultimate vertical and lateral capacities of CCFAT piles depending on the stiffness of the pile groups.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Engineering
Publisher: Elsevier BV
SWORD Depositor: A Symplectic
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2024 10:12
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2024 10:15
DOI or ID number: 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.103124
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24554
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