Critical application zone of the jet grouting piles in the vicinity of existing high-speed railway bridge in deep soft soils with medium sensibility

Abstract

Jet grouting piles were widely employed for ground reinforcement in building and infrastructure engineering due to the low cost and construction convenience. However, this foundation treatment method is not allowed to be used in high-speed railway involved constructions in China because of the concerning of the negative effect on the lateral displacement of the existing high-speed railway. To find a reasonable application distance of jet grouting piles away from existing high-speed railway bridge in deep soft soils with medium sensibility, a series of laboratory and in-situ tests on the influence of the jet grouting piling on the deformation of surrounding soils and adjacent high-speed railway bridge are carried out. The geological characteristics of the construction site and the mechanical properties of the soft soil are deeply investigated by utilizing field and laboratory tests. The piling induced lateral displacement of the surrounding soils is monitored as well as the displacement of an adjacent high-speed railway bridge. The monitoring data reveal that the influence area of the jet grouting piling is approximately 1.75 ∼ 1.85 times of the pile length in deep soft soils. The critical distance of the jet grouting piles from the existing high-speed bridge should be larger than 2 times of the pile length.