| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 205, 2020
2nd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics (ICEGT 2020)
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| Article Number | 06007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Minisymposium: Advances in Energy Geostructures Research (organized by Fleur Loveridge and Guillermo Narsilio) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020506007 | |
| Published online | 18 November 2020 | |
The concept and implementation of an energy retaining wall of large diameter piles
1 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 SC Termoline SRL, Department of Research, 410125 Oradea, Romania
* Corresponding author: octavian.bujor@dst.utcluj.ro
Performance and success of energy geostructures systems are already facts proven by research and practice. The number of implementations is in constant grow and due to their advantages, such systems have started to be implemented in a variety of structural elements. Among the various types, energy piles are the most common type of energy geostructures. However, most of the existing research, experimental sites and case studies refer to energy piles as a foundation element. This paper presents the concept and implementation steps of a different type of energy piles system which is a retaining wall of piles built in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The paper is based on a real project case study, where large diameter piles are used as retaining wall for an urban excavation on a steep slope with high slope failure potential. The piles from the retaining system have been energy equipped in order to be used as an energy exchange element with the ground for heating and cooling demand of 3 new residential buildings from the same site. The paper will present the concept of an urban energy retaining wall and implementation stages of the project.
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