Geotechnical Engineering

Comparative model test on thermomechanical characteristics of energy pile with U-shape, W-shape and spiral-shape

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  • 1. College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Chinese Education Ministry for Construction and New Technology of Mountain Cities, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; 3. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210098, China

Received date: 2014-08-02

  Online published: 2018-06-09

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51378178), Chongqing University Postgraduates' Innovation Project (2015), Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20130094140001) and Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in Mountain Area (0902071812401).

Abstract

Energy pile is a new technique which can save underground space and construction cost. However, the research focused on regarding the thermomechanical behavior between the pile and soil during heating and cooling are relative little. Based on the model test method, the experiment aims at systematically studying the thermomechanical behavior, heat transfer performance and bearing characteristics of four heat exchangers type piles including U-shaped (lashed and embedded types), W-shaped and Spiral-shape on saturated sand. The temperature of the pile and surrounding soil, the variation of tip resistance and horizontal soil pressure, and the pile head settlement are monitored. Meanwhile, the thermal strain of piles over time is also extrapolated. The results show that the pile temperature, thermal strain, pile head settlement and surrounding soil pressure related to W-shaped pile varies more obvious than Spiral-shape pile and single U-shaped pile.

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LIU Han-long, WANG Cheng-long, KONG Gang-qiang, WU Di, . Comparative model test on thermomechanical characteristics of energy pile with U-shape, W-shape and spiral-shape[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2016 , 37(S1) : 441 -447 . DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2016.S1.057

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