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2022-03-25

Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer

Control del rendimiento de pilotes tipo raíz mediante un odómetro digital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008

Palabras clave:

foundations, piles, static load test;, micropiles, root piles, pile bearing capacity, quality control. (en)
cimentaciones, pilotes, ensayo de carga estática, micropilotes, pilotes de raíces, capacidad de carga del pilote, control de calidad (es)

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Root piles are injected and installed during mortar shaft construction, using pressures of up to 500 kPa. The executive control is typically done through static load testing, an expensive and time-consuming method. Static load tests on eight controlled piles (diameters between 310 mm and 410 mm) were performed, aiming at evaluating pile ultimate load. This study suggests an innovative, non-destructive approach to validate root pile field performance, using a digital speedometer connected to the drilling rig’s rotating head. The proposed method monitors variables related to bearing capacity during pile installation and proposes an empirical equation to estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of root piles. For the assessed piles, the predictions obtained with the proposed equations agreed fairly well with results from static load tests, proving it as a feasible and helpful option for the executive control of root piles, especially when load tests are not available.

El control ejecutivo generalmente se realiza mediante pruebas de carga estática, un método costoso y que requiere mucho tiempo. Se realizaron ensayos de carga estática en ocho pilotes controlados con el objetivo de evaluar la carga última. Este estudio sugiere un enfoque innovador y no destructivo para validar el rendimiento del campo de pilotes de raíces, utilizando un velocímetro digital conectado al cabezal giratorio del equipo de perforación. El método propuesto monitorea las variables relacionadas con la capacidad portante durante la instalación del pilote y propone una ecuación empírica para estimar la capacidad portante última de los pilotes raíz. Para los pilotes evaluados, las predicciones obtenidas con las ecuaciones propuestas coincidieron, así como con los resultados de las pruebas de carga estática, lo que la demuestra como una opción factible y útil para el control ejecutivo de pilotes de raíz, especialmente cuando no se dispone de pruebas de carga.

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IEEE

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J. M. F. Melchior, A. . Sampaio Moura, y F. . Feitosa Monteiro, «Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer», DYNA, vol. 89, n.º 220, pp. 64–71, mar. 2022.

ACM

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Melchior, J.M.F., Sampaio Moura, A. y Feitosa Monteiro, F. 2022. Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer. DYNA. 89, 220 (mar. 2022), 64–71. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008.

ACS

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Melchior, J. M. F.; Sampaio Moura, A. .; Feitosa Monteiro, F. . Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer. DYNA 2022, 89, 64-71.

APA

Melchior, J. M. F., Sampaio Moura, A. . & Feitosa Monteiro, F. . (2022). Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer. DYNA, 89(220), 64–71. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008

ABNT

MELCHIOR, J. M. F.; SAMPAIO MOURA, A. .; FEITOSA MONTEIRO, F. . Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 89, n. 220, p. 64–71, 2022. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/95008. Acesso em: 16 mar. 2026.

Chicago

Melchior, Jose Melchior Filho, Alfran Sampaio Moura, y Fernando Feitosa Monteiro. 2022. «Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer». DYNA 89 (220):64-71. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008.

Harvard

Melchior, J. M. F., Sampaio Moura, A. . y Feitosa Monteiro, F. . (2022) «Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer», DYNA, 89(220), pp. 64–71. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008.

MLA

Melchior, J. M. F., A. . Sampaio Moura, y F. . Feitosa Monteiro. «Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer». DYNA, vol. 89, n.º 220, marzo de 2022, pp. 64-71, doi:10.15446/dyna.v89n220.95008.

Turabian

Melchior, Jose Melchior Filho, Alfran Sampaio Moura, y Fernando Feitosa Monteiro. «Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer». DYNA 89, no. 220 (marzo 23, 2022): 64–71. Accedido marzo 16, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/95008.

Vancouver

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Melchior JMF, Sampaio Moura A, Feitosa Monteiro F. Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer. DYNA [Internet]. 23 de marzo de 2022 [citado 16 de marzo de 2026];89(220):64-71. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/95008

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