Negative Skin Friction on Large Pile Group

New Wembley Stadium

Mei Cheong
PRESENTATION OUTLINE

An Introduction NSF

Back analysis from monitoring

Design Implications

Conclusion
An Introduction NSF

Rigid Floating
Pile

Compressible
Clay
An Introduction NSF
=Drag down

=Primary Consolidation

d=? NSF/Drag force

Neutral plane

Key question : DepthNo

Assumption: of drag
neutral plane?
force
Ground settlement = pile group settlement
 Indicative section

Fill Arch
base

Eastern Arch
Base

9m clay fill

NSF Eastern Arch Base

 Base dia = 19.5m
Total piles = 19
Pile dia = 1.5m
Pile length = 27m
Clay fill = 9m

NSF Eastern Arch Base

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

An Introduction NSF

Back analysis from monitoring

Design Implications

Conclusion
 Back analysis-Ground settlement with time
0

Start of monitoring
20 26 April '03
12m bbf
Settlement, mm

40
6m bbf
60
Primary Consolidation
t = 19 years
80
p=~120mm

100 PLAXIS
Monitoring Base of fill
120
End of fill Start of arch End of arch lift Current time
PLAXIS 03 Aug '03 lift 21 May 04 26 June 04 28 Mar 07
140
10 100 1000 10000

Time, days
 Back analysis-Ground settlement with depth
50
Base of fill
40
Elevation, mOD

30
PLAXIS
20

10

Monitoring Monitoring
0
PLAXIS
-10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Settlement, mm
 Back analysis-Pile Group settlement with time
10 20
End of arch lift
26 June 04 Monitoring
Start of arch lift Rezeroed monitoring 0
5 21 May 04
PLAXIS
Settlement, mm

Load on arch -20

Load, MN
0

-40

-5
-60

-10 PLAXIS -80

Last monitoring point
14 March 06

-15 -100
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Time, days
 Back analysis Neutral plane
10 20
June 04
Assumption: Neutral Plane
End of arch lift 26
Monitoring
Start of arch lift
Ground settlement = pile Rezeroed
group monitoring
settlement 0
5 21 May 04
PLAXIS
Settlement, mm

-20
Load on arch

Load, MN
0

-40
10m bbf
-5
-60

-10 PLAXIS Pile PLAXIS

6m bbf
-80
Group Ground Last monitoring point
14 March 06
Settlement Settlement
-15 -100
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Time, days
Neutral plane about 8m bbf
PRESENTATION OUTLINE

An Introduction NSF

Back analysis from monitoring

Design Implications

Conclusion
Day to day design

Ground settlement with depth Crucial

Allowable pile/pile group settlement

Identify Neutral Plane

Negative Skin Friction/ Drag Force

No Yes Job
Check Acceptable FoS and Settlement
done!
 Ground settlement with time
0

Start of monitoring
20 26 April '03 12m bbf
Settlement, mm

40
=35mm Neutral Plane 8m bbf 6m bbf
60
Primary Consolidation
t = 19 years
80
p=~120mm

100 PLAXIS
Monitoring Base of fill
120
End of fill Start of arch End of arch lift Current time
PLAXIS 03 Aug '03 lift 21 May 04 26 June 04 28 Mar 07
140
10 100 1000 10000

Time, days
 Ground settlement with depth
50

45 Pile head level = 43.5mOD

40
Elevation, mOD

35
10m PLAXIS
30 Non-Linear
28m
25 Elastic
20
Pile toe level = 16.5mOD
15
PLAXIS
10 Linear
Linear Elastic
5 Elastic Non Linear Elastic
0
0 = 35mm
50 100 150 200 250

Settlement, mm
Non Linear Elastic better solution

Analysis type Depth of

Neutral
Plane (m)
Backanalysis (PLAXIS) ~8

Non Linear Elastic ~10

Linear Elastic ~28
 Varying Depth of Neutral Plane
0 PLAXIS 7000
Drag Non-Linear 6000
50 down Elastic
5000
Drag down, mm

Drag force, kN
Drag
100 force Linear 4000
Total Elastic
Stress
150 Method 3000
Ko varying
Effective with depth 2000
200 Stress Ko constant
Method 1000

250 0
0 5 10 15 20
Depth of Neutral Plane, m
Conclusion

NSF Large pile group back analysis

Depth of Neutral Plane CRITICAL for NSF

Non linear elastic comparable to back analysis

Linear elastic grossly overestimate Neutral Plane

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PLAXIS Model

19.5m
52.5

Fill
43.5 41mOD

Upper Weathered
Elevation, mOD

37.5 London Clay

Lower Weathered
32.5
London Clay

Upper Unweathered
London Clay
21.0
Lower Unweathered
London Clay
13.0

Lambeth
5.0 Group
 PLAXIS Input Parameters
Soil Layer Layer Unit Horizontal & Poissons Youngs Cohesion, Friction Interface
thickn weig Vertical Ratio, Modulus, c (kPa) angle, Param
ess ht, Permeab E eter R
(m) sat ility, k (MN/m2) (degre
(kN/ (m/s) z=depth from es)
m 3) top of
London
Clay

Clay Fill 9 19 10-9 0.25 10+0.6z 1 20 1

Upper Weathered 6 20 10-8 0.15 5+3z 6+0.2z 20 0.85

London Clay

Lower Weathered 5 20 10-9 0.15 25+5z 7+0.6z 20 0.85

London Clay

Upper 11.5 20 10-10 0.15 50+13.6z 10+0.4z 22 0.9

Unweathered
London Clay
Lower 8 20 10-9 0.15 220+26z 15+0.4z 22 0.8
Unweathered
London Clay
Lambeth Group 8 20.5 10-8 0.2 400+80z 26+0.4z 22 1
NLS input parameters

Elevation, Depth, Initial Youngs E/E0.1 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.5 2.7
mOD m Mean Modulus, E
Effect at 0.1% strain Strain 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.05 0.02
ive (MPa)
Stres
s, p
(kPa)
43.5 0 80 23

38.5 5 130 38

33.5 10 185 54

23.5 20 305 88

13.5 30 460 133

-3.0 40.5 710 206

VDisp Input

Elevation, Thickness, Undrained shear strength U100, su Youngs Modulus, E=200su,

(mOD) (m) (kPa) (MPa)
0-4m, su=60+17z
>4m, su=115+3.3z
z = depth from top of London Clay

43.5 0 60 12

39.5 4 129 26

16.5 27 204 41

5 38.5 242 48
 Soil Structure Interaction
50

40
Elevation, mOD

30

20

10

Extensometer [ME4R] at Point A

0 Plaxis Clay Fill at Point A
PLAXIS Single Pile
PLAXIS Pile Group
-10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Settlement, mm
 A better solution!
0

20

40 PLAXIS
Down drag, mm

60 Non
80 Linear
Linear Elastic
100
Elastic
120
Non Linear Elastic
140
Linear
160 PLAXIS
Elastic
180
0 5 10 15 20

Depth of neutral plane, m

 Sensitivity test
5000
Total Stress
4000 Effective Stress
Drag force, kN

3000 Total
stress
2000

Effective
1000
stress
0
0 5 10 15 20

Thickness of NSF zone, m