Abstract
Due to their high permeability and high strength, pervious concrete piles (PCPs) can improve ground bearing capacity. However, clogging of pervious concrete in practice is a potential disadvantage. To investigate the clogging mechanism of PCPs due to sand piping, a series of laboratory simulation tests is conducted on a developed hydraulic conductivity test system. This testing demonstrates the effects of pervious concrete porosity, grading of fine movable particles, mix ratio of skeleton particles to movable particles, relative density of soil, and distance between PCPs on PCP clogging. The experimental test results show that the hydraulic conductivity of PCP decreases for approximately 70 min and then becomes relatively stable. In addition, it is observed that PCP clogging rarely occurs in cases of low pervious concrete porosity, small movable sand particle size, high sand relative density, and large pile distance. The results also show that measurement of electrical conductivity can be an alternative method of hydraulic conductivity measurement. Based on the test results, preliminary clogging models are proposed.
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