Numerical investigations on effects of mechanical and geometrical characteristics on thermally induced group behavior of field-scale energy piles

J Fang, S Feng, Y Zhao, G Kong, H Chen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy pile groups generally exhibit different thermomechanical behavior from single
energy piles. Aiming to investigate the group behavior of energy piles, three-dimensional …

Mechanical assessment of energy wall in the long term

Q Dai, D Zhang, Z Li - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Embedded retaining walls equipped with ground heat exchangers is one kind of energy
geostructures, harvesting the shallow ground energy for heating and cooling buildings …

Investigation of microencapsulate phase change material-based energy pile group: Energy analysis and optimization design

B Qu, T Liu, C Gong, J Liu, Y Shen, K Chen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy piles have attracted increasing interest for bearing structural loads and providing
energy for space conditioning by employing geothermal energy from a ground source heat …

An elasto-plastic numerical analysis of THM responses of floating energy pile foundations subjected to asymmetrical thermal cycles

CWW Ng, X Zhao, S Zhang, J Ni, C Zhou - Géotechnique, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Although end-bearing energy pile foundations subjected to symmetrical thermal cycles have
been extensively studied in the laboratory and in the field, the mechanisms underlying the …

A simple load transfer method for energy pile groups

H Song, H Pei, JM Pereira, AM Tang, C Zhou - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Various analysis methods have been developed to simulate the performance of energy pile
groups subjected to thermal and mechanical loads. Although they considered the …

Experimental investigation of energy piles: From laboratory to field testing

L Laloui, M Sutman - Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Geothermal operation of energy piles involves an interplay between the multi-physical
phenomena governing the behaviours of soils, geostructures and the interactions between …

Long-term thermomechanical displacement prediction of energy piles using machine learning techniques

H Pei, H Song, F Meng, W Liu - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy piles have attracted much attention in recent years because they provide a profitable
solution for efficient shallow geothermal energy utilization in different climatic regions …

Thermomechanical performance of energy retaining pile influenced by surrounding utility tunnel via the regression tree model

S Hu, G Kong, D Yu, Q Yang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
The thermomechanical performance of energy retaining pile differs from that of axisymmetric
energy pile due to utility tunnel excavation. This study presents four field tests of energy …

Influence of pile head restraint on the performance of floating elevated energy pile groups in soft clay

A Farivar, F Jafarzadeh, AK Leung - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal elongation of energy piles (EPs) depends on the end restraints to displacement.
The EP head is restrained by a working load and non-energy piles (NEPs) within an energy …

Thermo-visco-elastic analysis of thermomechanical behavior of energy pile groups considering time-dependent deformation characteristics of soils

J Fang, S Feng, Y Zhao, W Xi - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy piles are increasingly being exploited worldwide for their dual functions of bearing
structural loads and utilizing geothermal energy. However, scarce knowledge is available on …