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
Eleven pile load tests were reviewed and analyzed to document the issues related to the design and load tests of driven pile foundations for a new bridge construction project in Louisiana. This project involves the design and construction of an elevated bridge approximately 17 miles in length. The project area is located in a Coastal Deltaic Plain, Saline Marsh area, underlain by slightly under-consolidated to normally-consolidated weak clays to depths greater than 200 feet. Environmental and site constraints limited the use of pile types and load test methods for this project. The geotechnical investigation methods consist of both cone penetration test and soil borings. Both statnamic load tests and static load tests were used depending upon the magnitude of the test loads. The construction method also dictated the duration of setup allowed for in the performance of the load tests. This paper documents the results of an extensive load test program including the setup behavior of various piles. The results of dynamic monitoring at various times for setup checks with either static or statnamic load tests were also discussed. The Tomlinson α-Method and the Norlund’s Method proved to provide excellent predicted pile capacities.
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
Tsai, Ching and Zhang, Zhongjie, "Design and Load Verification of Driven Pile Foundations" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 9.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session_01/9
Design and Load Verification of Driven Pile Foundations
Arlington, Virginia
Eleven pile load tests were reviewed and analyzed to document the issues related to the design and load tests of driven pile foundations for a new bridge construction project in Louisiana. This project involves the design and construction of an elevated bridge approximately 17 miles in length. The project area is located in a Coastal Deltaic Plain, Saline Marsh area, underlain by slightly under-consolidated to normally-consolidated weak clays to depths greater than 200 feet. Environmental and site constraints limited the use of pile types and load test methods for this project. The geotechnical investigation methods consist of both cone penetration test and soil borings. Both statnamic load tests and static load tests were used depending upon the magnitude of the test loads. The construction method also dictated the duration of setup allowed for in the performance of the load tests. This paper documents the results of an extensive load test program including the setup behavior of various piles. The results of dynamic monitoring at various times for setup checks with either static or statnamic load tests were also discussed. The Tomlinson α-Method and the Norlund’s Method proved to provide excellent predicted pile capacities.
