ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on Uplift Bearing Characteristics of Micropile Group in Gravel-Containing Silty Clay Regions
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State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
 
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State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Communication Company, China
 
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State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Economic and Technological Research Institute, China
 
 
Submission date: 2023-10-03
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-02-03
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-03-05
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-07-08
 
 
Publication date: 2025-01-02
 
 
Corresponding author
Guangming Ren   

State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Chengdu University of Technology, 610059, China
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(1):165-175
 
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Considering the diverse mountainous environments, the uplift resistance of conventional micropiles is constrained when configured with small diameters. The integration of belled micropiles may serve as a viable alternative to enhance the micropiles’ pull-out performance, with the aim of improving pullout performance while achieving both economic benefits and outstanding performance. This study establishes a belled micropile model through mutual validation between prototype tests of uniform section micropile configurations and numerical inversion models. It compares the load-bearing performance of single micropiles and micropile groups between uniform section and belled micropile designs. Additionally, it proposes a simplified calculation method for the ultimate pull-out capacity of belled micropiles and elucidates the load-bearing mechanisms of belled micropiles. The results highlight that uniform section micropile groups have limited pull-out capacity due to steep load-displacement curves, risking sudden failure. In contrast, belled micropiles exhibit asynchronous load distribution during uplift, with bells contributing over 50% of total capacity. The bearing capacity of bell-shaped micropiles is roughly double that of uniform section micropiles. This integration resolves uplift issues, offering cost-effectiveness and safety. Based on the results obtained, the bell-shaped micropile is expected to outperform traditional micropiles in terms of load-bearing capacity enhancement.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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