LOAD TRANSFER FROM PILE TO SOIL

SOFT SOIL LAYER Q r = SKIN FRICTION

HARD SOIL LAYER

Q b = END BEARING
LOAD TRANSFER FROM PILE TO SOIL

SOFT SOIL LAYER Q r = SKIN FRICTION

HARD SOIL LAYER

Q b = END BEARING
y MECHANCALPROPERTIESTEST
LOADTEST STATICMETHOD
DYNAMICMETHOD

y PHYSICALPROPERTIESTEST
INTEGRITYTEST(SEISMICTEST)
SONICCORINGTEST
 OBJECTOFPILELOADTEST

TOENSURETHATFAILUREDOESNOT
OCCUR BEFORE THE DESIGN LOAD (WORKING PILE)
OCCURBEFORETHEDESIGNLOAD(WORKINGPILE)

TODETERMINETHEULTIMATEBEARINGCAPACITY
FORTHEDESIGNOFWORKINGPILES.(PILOTPILE)

TOINDICATESTRUCTURALSOUNDNESSOFTHEPILE.
TO INDICATE STRUCTURAL SOUNDNESS OF THE PILE

TODETERMINELOAD SETTLEMENTBEHAVIOUROF
A PILE TO PREDICT GROUP SETTLEMENT OR
APILETOPREDICTGROUPSETTLEMENTOR
DIFFERENTIALSETTLEMENTOFOTHERPILES.
STATICLOADTEST
COMPRESSIONTEST
CO SS O S
P
BUILDING
BRIDGE
OTHERHEAVYSTRUCTURE
OTHER HEAVY STRUCTURE
TENSIONTEST P
LIGHTSTRUCTURE
i.e.,FRAMESTRUCTURE

TRANSMITTIONLINESTATION
UNDERWINDLOAD
HORIZONTALLOADTEST
FORSTRUCTUREWITH
WINDLOAD
P
EARTHQUAKE
FORSTRUCTUREWITH
DYNAMICLOAD
 COMPRESSIONTESTPROCEDURE

MAINTAINEDLOADINGTEST

PROCEDURE
INCREASETHELOADINSTAGESUNTILTHEPROPOSED
WORKING LOAD IS REACHED AND THEN UNLOAD
WORKINGLOADISREACHEDANDTHENUNLOAD.
INCREMENTOFLOADATEACHSTAGESWILLBEPERMITTEDWHENRATEOF
SETTLEMENTISLESSTHAN0.25mm./hr.

APPLICATION
FORWORKINGPILETESTTODETERMINEPILELOADBEHAVIOURINTHE
REGIONOFWORKINGLOADWITHFACTOROFSAFETY.
TESTNEEDNOTREQUIRETODAMAGETHEPILE.
 COMPRESSIONTESTPROCEDURE

CONSTANT RATE OF PENETRATION TEST (CRP TEST)

CONSTANTRATEOFPENETRATIONTEST(CRPTEST)

PROCEDURE
LOAD WILL BE INCREASE BY MAINTAING RATE OF SETTLEMENT (CONSTANT
LOADWILLBEINCREASEBYMAINTAINGRATEOFSETTLEMENT(CONSTANT
SPEED)ABOUTTHESAMEASUNDRAINEDTESTINLABORATORY.(0.251.25
MM./MIN.FORCOHESIVESOILOR0.752.50MM./MIN.FORCOHESIONLESSSOIL.)

APPLICATION
TODETERMINEULTIMATELOADOFTHEPILE.PILECANBEDAMAGED.
PILOT PILE IS RECOMMENDED
PILOTPILEISRECOMMENDED.
COMPRESSION TEST SYSTEM
 COMPRESSIONTESTSYSTEM

USINGKENTLEDGESYSTEM(DEADLOAD)
LOADLESSTHAN500TONS
LOAD LESS THAN 500 TONS
NOANCHORAGEAVILABLEORPOSSIBLEFOR ARRANGEMENT
USECONCRETEBOX,STEELORSANDASDEADLOAD
, .

TEST WEIGHTS

CROSS BEAMS

WEDGES REFERENCE
DIAL GAGES TEST BEAMS BEAM

CRIBBING

CONCRETE
PILE CAP
KENTLEDGE SYSTEM (DEAD LOAD)
COMPRESSION TEST SYSTEM

TEST BEAMS

STEEL PLATE

HYDRAULIC
JACK

TEST PLATE
DIAL GAGES

REFERENCE
BEAM

ANCHOR PILE
TEST PILE
ANCHORAGE SYSTEM
TEST RESULT PRESENTATION
TESTRESULTPRESENTATION

LOADV.S.SETTLEMENTPLOT

TIMEV.S.SETTLEMENTPLOT

TIMEV.S.LOADPLOT
 LOAD SETTLEMENT TIMERELATIONSHIPSOF0.8mDIA.X50m
BORED PILE
BOREDPILE

LOAD- SETTLEMENT CURVE

LOAD , Tons
TIME - SETTLEMENT CURVE
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 TIME , hrs
0.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0.0
CYCLE 1
CYCLE 1
-5.0

EMENT , mm
-5.0 -10.0
CYCLE 2

SETTLE
-15.0
CYCLE 2
-20.0 CYCLE 3
NT , mm

-10.0 -25.0
SETTLEMEN

TIME - LOAD CURVE

800
CYCLE 3
-10.0 700
600
ons CYCLE 2
500
LOAD , To

CYCLE 3
400
300
CYCLE 1
-20.0 200
100
0
21 99
-21.99
0 20 40 60 80 100 120

TIME , hrs
-25.0
INTERPRETATION AND CRITERIA
OF PILE LOAD TEST

COMPRESSION TEST
TENSION TEST
LATERAL TEST
 ULITIMATE LOAD OF PILE

- LOAD AT WHICH SETTLEMENT REACH 10% OF PILE DIAMETER

(BEARING PILE)
- LOAD AT WHICH PILE CAN NOT TAKE ANY MORE LOAD
FRICTION PILE)
(FRICTION PILE
QU LOAD
QU LOAD
SETTLEMENT

SETTLEMENT
BEARING PILE
10 % FRICTION PILE

- IN GENERAL, STRUCTURAL BUILDING ARE NOT PREMITTED

FOR SETTLEMENT GREATER THAN 25 MM. FOR SIMPLE
BEAM DESIGN
 CompareDavissonandChinMethod

DAVISSON ' S METHOD

LOAD, Tons

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 CHIN' S METHOD

0 SETTLEMENT / LOAD, mm/Ton
Pult = 174 Tons
Tons.
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14
0
CYCLE 2
-5
-5

-10
-10

ENT ,mm
T ,mm

SETTLEME
SETTLEMENT

-15 -15
CHIN' S

-20 y = -205.21x + 2.0403

-20 Davisson' s Criteria Pult = 205 Tons
= 3.81+8.331+2d+PL/AE,
3 81+8 331+2d+PL/AE in i mm
where d is pile size in m.
-25
Assumptions
-25
E = 631 t / cm

-30
30

-30
ULTIMATE TENSION LOAD
ULTIMATETENSIONLOAD
ULTIMATELATERALLOAD