More than 20 years of research on piled embankments at Deltares
Deltares has been conducting research on pile embankments for over 20 years. You can find our papers at Google Scholar or the Deltares knowledge platform.
The results significantly contributed to the development of the Concentric Arches (CA) model, which was adopted in the Design Guideline Basal Reinforced Piled Embankments.
Currently, Deltares is involved in research on for example:
- Piled Embankments with Basal Steel Reinforcement (PEBSTER), with partners TU Darmstadt, Institute of Geotechnics, Keller, and SHM Systems. PEBSTER is a GEOLAB transnational project and a TKI project.
- Currently, we are working on a new research project with a large test set-up and a simulation of train passages. Interested to join our research consortium? Contact us. We expect a financial contribution.
- Groundwater in geotextile embankments, with partner Solmax-TenCate. This is a TKI project, funded by a TKI-PPS funding of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Does the load distribution change over the years? How great are the effects on a piled embankment? What about the pile load over the years? All of the above is tested in a number of long-term monitoring programmes:
- Rail road in Houten
- Woerden (connection between A12 and N204)
- Kyoto Road
What is the difference between 1 or 2 layers of geosynthetic reinforcement? How much difference does the application of granular material or sand give?
What are the effects when applying granular material or sand? What is the influence of the subsoil? The Deltares laboratory can analyse this with a series of tests.
Suzanne van Eekelen analysis the results of these studies in a PhD study.
The CUR task group ‘Design guideline piled embankments’ plans to publish the next version of the design guideline within a few years.
The Dutch version of Piled Embankment: Paalmatrassystemen
Woerden
Test series piled embankments
in the laboratory of Deltares