Session 01: Case Histories of Unexpected Behavior and Failure of Shallow, Deep and Other Foundations
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
13 Aug 2008, 5:15pm - 6:45pm
Abstract
This paper describes the results of field load tests on concrete tapered and straight-sided piles driven into a cohesive saturated ground. The piles were driven into a depth of 12 m at a close distance using diesel hammer machine. The soil profile consisted mainly of soft CL and ML in the Unified Soil Classification System. Two piles were tested initially after 35 days from the installation date using maintained load test procedure according to ASTM D1143-81. Then similar tests were performed on two piles after 289 days following the installation date. The results showed the capacities of both piles were roughly identical after 35 days from the installation time. The load-settlement behaviour of tapered showed stiffer than that of the straight-sided pile. After 289 days from the installation date, both piles offered greater bearing capacity values. The long term bearing capacity of a tapered pile was about 80% greater than that of a uniform pile of the same volume and length. In long term, for a given load level applied to the pile heads, the tapered pile offered greater stiffness than the straight-sided pile. This indicates the advantageous use of tapered piles instead of straight sided piles of the same volume and length.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Ghazavi, Mahmoud and Ahmadi, Hossein Ali, "Time-Dependent Bearing Capacity Increase of Uniformly Driven Tapered Piles- Field Load Test" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 38.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session_01/38
Time-Dependent Bearing Capacity Increase of Uniformly Driven Tapered Piles- Field Load Test
Arlington, Virginia
This paper describes the results of field load tests on concrete tapered and straight-sided piles driven into a cohesive saturated ground. The piles were driven into a depth of 12 m at a close distance using diesel hammer machine. The soil profile consisted mainly of soft CL and ML in the Unified Soil Classification System. Two piles were tested initially after 35 days from the installation date using maintained load test procedure according to ASTM D1143-81. Then similar tests were performed on two piles after 289 days following the installation date. The results showed the capacities of both piles were roughly identical after 35 days from the installation time. The load-settlement behaviour of tapered showed stiffer than that of the straight-sided pile. After 289 days from the installation date, both piles offered greater bearing capacity values. The long term bearing capacity of a tapered pile was about 80% greater than that of a uniform pile of the same volume and length. In long term, for a given load level applied to the pile heads, the tapered pile offered greater stiffness than the straight-sided pile. This indicates the advantageous use of tapered piles instead of straight sided piles of the same volume and length.
