THE EFFECT OF PILE DRIVING PROCESS ON STRESS AND STRAIN OF NEIGHBORING BUILDING’S FOUNDATIONS: AN APPLICATION IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The driving of pile into the ground is one of the important tasks of construction works and especially for new buildings in big city. Difficulties in driving piles for new construction will adversely affect the foundations of neighboring and adjacent building. This research proposes a measure to assess the state of conduct of the pile driving process using a nonlinear Finite Element Method (FEM). Manuscript using Plaxis 3D Foundation analysis software for an existing building with reinforced concrete pile foundation with foundation tower size 2.0 m x 2.0 m on 4 piles with a cross-section of 0.3 m x 0.3 m, length 10.0 m; foundation bearing a load of 1000 kN. Then press the reinforced concrete pile size 0.3 m x 0.3 m, pile length 10.0 m, pressing position 0.5 m from the edge of the existing foundation, pressure 500 kN. The results of the analysis showed the effect of the adjacent pile process to the stress and strain of the neighboring building foundation in cramped land for construction conditions. In order to provide solutions to overcome difficulties for the adjacent building be effective. The effective stress in the existing reinforced concrete pile foundation without adjacent is -273.7 kN/m², but when it is interlocked, it is -3490.0 kN/m². After pressing the piles, the horizontal displacement of the existing piles is 10.2 mm and a bending moment of 48.6 kNm occurs.