This master thesis deals with numerical modelling of jet-grouting (JG) columns for deep excavation support. The purpose of work is to demonstrate the effect of redistribution of stresses and reduction of flexural stiffness in cracked JG columns. The thesis focuses mainly on the flexural response of cracked JG columns. First, the established jet-grouting proccedures and the associated quality control parameters are described. Then, the expected material properties of JG composite and empirical correlations for their evaluation are presented. Different elasto-plastic material models used to assess the material behaviour of JG composite are briefly described and the advanced Concrete constitutive model, suitable for modelling of cast concrete due to implementation of strain hardening and softening, is presented. Appropriate mathematical expressions are derived to determine the computational geometry of JG retaining structures for use in plane strain numerical analyses using finite element method (Plaxis 2D). The analytical expressions for the load-bearing capacity and flexural stiffness of reinforced and unreinforced JG column cross sections are derived and presented. The ultimate capacity is determined according to the German standard DIN 4093:2005-11, which is the only standard in the field of JG design complying with Eurocodes. The computational part of the thesis is based on the successfully executed A-Tower project in Ljubljana. The implemented JG retaining structure was designed with high margin of safety, so the initial design was numerically modified in order to analyse the effect of JG cracking on the structural behaviour. The material parameters of JG composite were determined based on two standard uniaxial compression and tensile strength tests results on specimens taken at the construction site. The flexural responses of JG columns were compared using different constitutive models and different approaches regarding structural modelling. The differences due to different approaches for calculating bending moments are shown and discussed. The influence of adopted value of Young's modulus on the behavior of the JG columns was also analysed, as well as the influence of steel bars reinforcement and JG shaft friction when using different interface elements. In the analysed transverse profiles, the dimensioning of reinforced and unreinforced JG columns in the critical cross-sections was also carried out according to valid standards.
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