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In this research, based upon compression & uplift experiments and subsequent calibration/verification in a computer software package, the behaviour of micropiled foundations is investigated in terms of each micropile and as a whole.
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Power transmission line towers, particularly those of high voltage, require foundations with high dimensions and volume of concreting, which makes these types of foundations relatively uneconomical and, more importantly, inconvenient in execution, especially in saturated soils. In order to solve the aforementioned challenge, utilising micropiles could go a long way to reduce foundation settlements. Research on compression behaviour of micropiled rafts are relatively abundant contrary to their uplift performance, which this research addresses as a gap in the literature.
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This page is a summary of: Investigating the performance of micropiled raft in foundation of power transmission lines towers in cohesive soil: Experimental and numerical study, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, July 2017, Canadian Science Publishing,
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2017-0027.
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