Assessment of the feasibility of adding additional floors to unfinished construction projects based on static pile load test results
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Abstract
Introduction. This article presents a feasibility assessment for adding seven floors to residential towers А, Б, and В of the Akadem-Palace mixed-use complex in Moscow, based on static pile load test results. The decision to resume construction was part of Moscow renovation program. The multifunctional Akadem-Palace complex was designed as an integrated building ensemble comprising three high-rise towers (А, Б, and В), which are connected by a three-story above-ground stylobate and a four-level underground parking garage. Towers A and Б have 25 floors above ground, and Tower В has 32 floors.
Aim. Field pile load tests were conducted to confirm the bearing capacity of piles required by the new design and to assess the feasibility of adding extra floors to the residential towers.
Materials and methods. The tests were performed using the maintained load test method, in accordance with State Standard 5686-2020, with the existing foundation slab of each tower serving as the reaction system. The load was applied in increments using a jack with a capacity of 200 tons.
Results. The pile load tests showed that all piles have the required bearing capacity.
Conclusions. The pile load test results confirm the feasibility of constructing additional floors on piles separated from the tower pile caps.
Supporting agencies: The authors express their gratitude to Vitaliy Konstantinovich Kogay, Vladislav Arkadievich Kogay, and Pyotr Ivanovich Yastrebov (Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction) for overall supervision of the work, as well as to Maryana Viktorovna Musatova and Evgeniy Vetushinskiy (FKS-L LLC) for conducting the pile load tests.
About the Authors
I. M. Iovlev
Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilya M. Iovlev, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of New Types of Pile Foundations, TsISF, Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction, Moscow
Ryazanskiy ave., 59, Moscow, 109428, Russian Federation
S. A. Kryuchkov
Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey A. Kryuchkov*, Head of the Laboratory, New Types of Pile Foundations, TsISF, Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction, Moscow
Ryazanskiy ave., 59, Moscow, 109428, Russian Federation
e-mail: lab38@mail.ru
tel.: +7 (499) 170-69-16
E. A. Metelitsa
Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Metelitsa, Research Scientist, Laboratory of Mechanics of Dangerous Natural and Technogenic Processes and Development of Engineering Protection Methods, Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, JSC Research Center of Construction, Moscow
Ryazanskiy ave., 59, Moscow, 109428, Russian Federation
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Iovlev I.M., Kryuchkov S.A., Metelitsa E.A. Assessment of the feasibility of adding additional floors to unfinished construction projects based on static pile load test results. Bulletin of Science and Research Center of Construction. 2025;45(2). (In Russ.) EDN: DVMZIB
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