Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection

Accelerating bridge construction has the potential to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce environmental impact, thus proving to be an efficient construction method. This study proposes the precast hollow concrete pier with shallow socket connection (PHCSS pier) to facilitate easier transportatio...

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Main Authors: Guoyong Yue, Yunhui Chen, Hu Feng, Liusheng Chu, Xiangming Liu, Xiuling Li, Guosen Zhou, Yinhui Wang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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author Guoyong Yue
Yunhui Chen
Hu Feng
Liusheng Chu
Xiangming Liu
Xiuling Li
Guosen Zhou
Yinhui Wang
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Yunhui Chen
Hu Feng
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Xiangming Liu
Xiuling Li
Guosen Zhou
Yinhui Wang
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description Accelerating bridge construction has the potential to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce environmental impact, thus proving to be an efficient construction method. This study proposes the precast hollow concrete pier with shallow socket connection (PHCSS pier) to facilitate easier transportation and assembly. This PHCSS pier comprises a hollow column and a shallow socket foundation. Notably, the column is manufactured using centrifugal casting, and the hollow column is filled with high-strength self-compacting micro-expansive grouting material (GM) up to a designated height. This study investigated the PHCSS pier under varying GM heights through pseudo-static testing. The findings indicated that this connection could effectively transfer loads and meet design criteria. Like the cast-in-place pier (CIP pier), the PHCSS pier exhibited intense plastic deformation and bearing capacity, with a plastic hinge bending failure mode. A larger GM height increased the pier's carrying and energy dissipation capacities but reduced its deformation capacity. The established finite element model was in good agreement with the experiment. When the GM height reached 0.5D, the GM fully exerted the bearing capacity, so 0.5D could be recommended as the critical GM height. At last, this study proposed a bending capacity formula for the socket hollow pier, demonstrating a strong correlation with the experimental findings.
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spelling doaj-art-c1f23d87eb5d44b4a601f853bcd9a1f92025-08-20T01:52:23ZengElsevierCase Studies in Construction Materials2214-50952025-07-0122e0480010.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04800Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connectionGuoyong Yue0Yunhui Chen1Hu Feng2Liusheng Chu3Xiangming Liu4Xiuling Li5Guosen Zhou6Yinhui Wang7Henan Railway Construction & Investment Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450003, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; Corresponding author.School of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaHenan Railway Construction & Investment Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450003, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong Jiaotong University and Key Laboratory of Building Structural Retrofitting and Underground Space Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250000, ChinaThe Fourth Construction Co., Ltd. of China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau, Luoyang 471000, ChinaChina Construction Third Engineering Bureau (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, ChinaAccelerating bridge construction has the potential to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce environmental impact, thus proving to be an efficient construction method. This study proposes the precast hollow concrete pier with shallow socket connection (PHCSS pier) to facilitate easier transportation and assembly. This PHCSS pier comprises a hollow column and a shallow socket foundation. Notably, the column is manufactured using centrifugal casting, and the hollow column is filled with high-strength self-compacting micro-expansive grouting material (GM) up to a designated height. This study investigated the PHCSS pier under varying GM heights through pseudo-static testing. The findings indicated that this connection could effectively transfer loads and meet design criteria. Like the cast-in-place pier (CIP pier), the PHCSS pier exhibited intense plastic deformation and bearing capacity, with a plastic hinge bending failure mode. A larger GM height increased the pier's carrying and energy dissipation capacities but reduced its deformation capacity. The established finite element model was in good agreement with the experiment. When the GM height reached 0.5D, the GM fully exerted the bearing capacity, so 0.5D could be recommended as the critical GM height. At last, this study proposed a bending capacity formula for the socket hollow pier, demonstrating a strong correlation with the experimental findings.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509525005984Precast hollow pierShallow socket connectionHigh-strength self-compacting micro-expansive grouting materialSeismic behaviorFinite element analysisPrediction formula
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Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
Case Studies in Construction Materials
Precast hollow pier
Shallow socket connection
High-strength self-compacting micro-expansive grouting material
Seismic behavior
Finite element analysis
Prediction formula
title Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
title_full Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
title_fullStr Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
title_full_unstemmed Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
title_short Seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
title_sort seismic behavior of precast hollow pier with shallow socket connection
topic Precast hollow pier
Shallow socket connection
High-strength self-compacting micro-expansive grouting material
Seismic behavior
Finite element analysis
Prediction formula
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509525005984
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