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Asymmetrically reinforced concrete piles in earth retaining systems

Authors

CARBONELL MÁRQUEZ, JUAN FRANCISCO, Fernández-Ruíz M.A. , Gil-Martín L.Ma. , Hernández-Montes E.

External publication

No

Means

Eng. Progr., Nat. People

Scope

Capítulo de un Libro

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

Publication date

01/01/2014

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-84929431357

Abstract

The asymmetric reinforcement in concrete pile members employed as retaining earth systems has recently been introduced. The use of non-symmetrical piles supposes savings up to 50% in weight of longitudinal reinforcing steel, compared with the traditional symmetrical piles. The behaviour of those new members under service both in short and long term loading is currently under study and new expressions regarding the contribution of concrete in tension have been introduced. Comparison between the behaviour of asymmetrically reinforced piles and its symmetrical counterpart is also presented.

Keywords

Concretes; Deflection (structures); Loading; Reinforced concrete; Circular cross-sections; Earth retaining systems; Effective area; Long-term loadings; Reinforced pile; Reinforcing steels; Service behaviours; Tension stiffening; Piles