Camilo J. Fernandez-Escobar
University of Maine
Degrees:
BEng Civil Engineering, University of Antioquia, 2022
MSc Civil Engineering, University of Maine, In Progress
Preferred Career after Graduation:
Consulting or Private Sector
Broad research Area:
Geotechnical Engineering
Specific Research Area:
Soil-structure interaction and slope stability
Other Interests & Activities:
Music, History, video games, and sports
Top Accomplishment in 2022:
Finished Bachelor’s degree
Student Bio:
Camilo was born in Colombia in 1996. He grew up in Tamesis – Antioquia. After
graduating from high school, he moved to Medellin to start his undergraduate studies in Civil
Engineering at the University of Antioquia. In 2022, he earned the title of Civil Engineer, and in
the same year, he worked for three months for a consulting firm. In Spring 2023, he started to
pursue his Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Maine under the
supervision of Professor Aaron Gallant. His research project is on the application of modified
helical piles to support lightweight transportation structures.
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Title: Lateral Deformation and Buckling Analysis of piles including Shear Effects: Numerical Analysis
Abstract: Piles are one-dimensional (1D) beam–column elements used to support tall buildings, onshore and offshore structures, bridges, wind turbines, etc. In practice, piles are commonly designed using the Euler–Bernoulli Theory. However, this theory is only considered appropriate for long, slender piles because it neglects the contribution of the shear deformation on the pile response. The effect of the shear deformation might be of importance in short, rigid and large-diameter piles such as monopiles, and it should be considered in the analysis. In geotechnical engineering, studies addressing this effect and its interaction with the surrounding soil are scarce and very limited. The aim of this work is to conduct a parametric study to investigate the influence of the shear deformation, semi-rigid connections and pile/soil stiffness ratio on the head deflection, head rotation and first-mode of critical load of an embedded pile. For this purpose, the well-known commercial FE software SAP2000 is employed. Four examples are presented to show the effect of the shear deformation on reinforced concrete (RC) and hollow circular piles embedded in either homogeneous or non-homogeneous soil. For lateral deformation analysis, it is found that deflections and rotations at the pile head considerably increase when the shear deformation is taken into account, and they are of most significance at low values of pile/soil stiffness ratios. For buckling analysis, Timoshenko’s theory shows that the critical load notably increases as the stiffness of the surrounding soil increases and, regardless of the soil/pile stiffness ratio, it rapidly decreases as the shear stiffness of the pile decreases.
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