Announcing the Final Examination of Edgar Camilo Correa Prada for the degree of Master of Science
The present thesis evaluates numerically and experimentally if the axial capacity of Auger Cast Piles (ACPs) constructed in
interbedded layers of granular soil and Limestone should be reduced as a function of pile spacing. The numerical
component of this thesis includes a series of parametric studies that consider different sets of normalized spacings, stiffness
ratios, relative densities, unconfined compressive strengths, and installation effects for multiple subsurface conditions. The
experimental program designed herein involves the construction of multiple components for a laboratory testing program of
small-scale physical models that will validate the results of the numerical models in terms of capacities, efficiency ratios and
normalized spacings.
Committee in Charge:
Luis Arboleda Monsalve, Chair, Civil, Environmental and Contruction Engineering
Jiannan Chen, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Weiwei Zhan, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
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