3.7 Reduction of negative skin friction {ogGi/8
Provide dummy casing or sleeve around =9i:R!,W
pile to prevent direct contact with Z=z'j8z3
settling soil ,'= Y
Predrill oversized hole through soft soil N12K*P[!
prior to pile installation (hole filled with Nj %!N
bentonite slurry) ul(1)q^
Use of slender pile section in soft soil Up`$U~%-
layers 2Q|Vg*x\U
Electro-osmosis n/pM[gI
Current applied between pile (cathode) and }pu2/44=W
an anode causes migration of pore KAjKv_6=g
pressure towards pile uWG'AmK_#E
Reduce effective stress and hence negative 4M i*bN,
skin friction .P# c/SQp
Very good effect on silty soils ym2\o_^(
Bitumen coating (see next slide) -/~^S]
If magnitude of negative skin friction is too large, the FGr0W|?v
pile may be coated with bitumen (above neutral _Jj|g9b
plane) to reduce the negative skin friction (up to 90% FnP/NoZa>
reduction reported). ='pssdB
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in practice, the bitumen coating methods have been widely used.