Greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels are causing a slow change of the
climate's conditions. Air conditioning systems in engineering superstructures demand a …

This position paper was developed by members of the task force on “Energy Geostructures”
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) …

Energy piles, a new type of heat exchanger that serves dual purposes, have gained
increasing attention due to the growing energy demand and corresponding carbon …

This paper demonstrates the influence of pile head freedom on the thermomechanical
performance of a belled pile. Field tests on the belled pile response to a cooling–heating …

Integrating heat exchanger pipes with structural foundations in one system has created a
new renewable solution for buildings' thermal loads. However, the interaction between …

A number of full-and small-scale physical tests, and numerical studies examining the
behaviour of thermally-activated piles have now been published. Collating studies involving …

Over the last decades, converting foundation elements such as piles, retaining walls and
tunnel linings into energy geo-structures has gained popularity around the world. These geo …

Micropiles are small-diameter foundation elements that are widely used in building
refurbishment to reinforce existing foundations or provide new foundations where access for …

Energy pile groups generally exhibit different thermomechanical behavior from single
energy piles. Aiming to investigate the group behavior of energy piles, three-dimensional …

The thermal-activation of pile foundations for use within shallow geothermal energy systems
has received much attention and the results from various studies have allowed the …