true non-linear spring model for lateral support of conductors
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True Non-Linear Spring Modelfor Lateral Support of Conductors
Charles AubenyTexas A&M University
Geotechnical Input to Well Integrity AssessmentHouston
April 29, 2016
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OutlineOverview of soil spring models
P-y curvesSecant stiffnessTrue nonlinear analysis
Centrifuge test program
General nonlinear model
FormulationParameters
Performance
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Load
Equivalent
Soil
SpringsConductor
or Pile
1. Initial Monotonic‘Backbone’
2. SecantStiffness
3. TrueNonlinear
Description of P-y Springs
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P-y Description of Backbone Curve
• Strictly applicable to monotonic loading
• Adjustments for cyclic
• Superficial similarity between tangent modulus and degraded cyclic curves
• Jeanjean (2009) secant stiffness typically greater than backbone tangent stiffness
Soil
Res
ista
nce
, P
Monotonic
P-y Curve
Steady State
Displacement, y
Transient: Cycle 1 to
Steady State
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Secant Stiffness
• Better representation of effects of unload-reload cycles
• Easily understandable framework for loading involving uniform load cycles
• Ambiguity for random & transient loading
P
y
Ksec = DP / Dy
Dy
Cycle N
Backbone
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yhead
Conductor
or Pile
Non-Uniform & Transient Loading
-0.1
-0.08
-0.06
-0.04
-0.02
0
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12P
ile H
ead
Dis
pla
cem
ent
Load Cycle
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Soil Spring Response under General Loading
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Centrifuge Test Program in NC Clay
Length = 35.5 mEmbedment = 25.8 m
DiameterD = 0.914 m
Imposed yheadOffset
Cyclic
Kaolinsu (kPa) = 1.55 + 1.06 z
P
y
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Lightly to Normally Consolidated Clay Test Series(partial listing)
Test Type Load Sequence Offset y/D Cyclic
C1 Pushover
C2 Harmonic M1M2M3
000
0.0250.050.1
C3 Harmonic M1M2M3M4M5
00.050.050.050.1
0.0250.050.10.0250.025
Notes: 1. C4 involved a random sequence of loading2. Similar test series conducted in stiff clay & sand3. Example fits today for Test C2, Sequence M2
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Backbone Curve Comparisons
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Bending Moment Profile
Force Fh = 334 kNDisplacement yh = 0.046m
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Empirical Nonlinear P-y Model
3. Degradation
P
y
2. Unload-reload
1. Backbone
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1a. The Backbone Curve
D D
max ( / )1 ( / )
b
ult
P Ky D
P f y D
Kmax: controls: initial stiffnessf: controls curvature: back-analysis calibration
(not fundamental parameter)Pult in normalization is a measured valuefrom monotonic test data
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1b. Computation of Pult
1
1 2
1
1 2
'
exp( / )
'deep' bearing factor (9-12)
surface bearing factor (2-3)
controls transition from shallow to deep
ult p u
p
P N s D zD N
N N N z D
N
N N
Gapping in Active Zone
1
1 2
1 2
2
exp( / )
as above
ult p u
p
P N s D N
N N N z D
N N
No Gapping
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D D
max ( / )1 ( / )
b
ult
P Ky D
P f y D
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2. Unload-Reload Behavior
D D
0( / ) n
ref
PK y D
P
K0 n = power law coefficientsPref = reference soil resistance
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D D
0( / ) n
ref
PK y D
P
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After Idriss et al. (OTC, 1971)
Cyclic Degradation Model
y
P P1 (backbone)
Pn
Pm
Displacementcontrolledcyclic test
Cycle 1
n
m Pm / Pn = (m/n)-t
t = experimentallydeterminedfunction of Dycyc
Dycyc
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a. The t-parameter b. The Rf-parameter
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• K0 & n constant during cycling• Pref updated during cycling
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Reverse Analysis & Calibration
Load
Equivalent
Soil
SpringsConductor
or Pile
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Model Parameter Summary
• Ultimate Resistance Pult: N1, N2,
• Backbone Curve: Kmax, f• f varies with depth
• Kmax insensitive to depth
• Cyclic Loading: K0 , n• Both vary with depth
• Constant during cycling
• Degradation function: t(Dycyc/D)
Parameter Sets to be Developed for:• Soft vs Stiff Clay• Symmetric vs Asymmetric Loading• Load magnitudes M1, M2 & M3
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Future Work
• Validate model for random loading
• Correlating model parameters to single element test data
• Interpretation of centrifuge test data in sands
• Alternative model formulation (e.g., bounding surface plasticity models)• McCaron (2015) for clays• Choi et al (2015) for sands