<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Static load tests on foundation piles are generally carried out in order to determine load – the displacement characteristic of the pile head. For standard (basic) engineering practices this type of test usually provides enough information. However, the knowledge of force distribution along the pile core and its division into the friction along the shaft and the resistance under the base can be very useful. Such information can be obtained by strain gage pile instrumentation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_sgem-2017-0026_ref_001_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1ab1ab1Aa">1</xref>]. Significant investigations have been completed on this technology, proving its utility and correctness [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_sgem-2017-0026_ref_008_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1ab1ab8Aa">8</xref>], [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_sgem-2017-0026_ref_010_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1ab1ac10Aa">10</xref>], [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_sgem-2017-0026_ref_012_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1ab1ac12Aa">12</xref>]. The results of static tests on instrumented piles are not easy to interpret. There are many factors and processes affecting the final outcome. In order to understand better the whole testing process and soil-structure behavior some investigations and numerical analyses were done. In the paper, real data from a field load test on instrumented piles is discussed and compared with numerical simulation of such a test in similar conditions. Differences and difficulties in the results interpretation with their possible reasons are discussed. Moreover, the authors used their own analytical solution for more reliable determination of force distribution along the pile. The work was presented at the XVII French-Polish Colloquium of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Łódź, 28–30 November 2016.</p></abstract>

Static load tests on foundation piles are generally carried out in order to determine load – the displacement characteristic of the pile head. For standard (basic) engineering practices this type of test usually provides enough information. However, the knowledge of force distribution along the pile core and its division into the friction along the shaft and the resistance under the base can be very useful. Such information can be obtained by strain gage pile instrumentation [1]. Significant investigations have been completed on this technology, proving its utility and correctness [8], [10], [12]. The results of static tests on instrumented piles are not easy to interpret. There are many factors and processes affecting the final outcome. In order to understand better the whole testing process and soil-structure behavior some investigations and numerical analyses were done. In the paper, real data from a field load test on instrumented piles is discussed and compared with numerical simulation of such a test in similar conditions. Differences and difficulties in the results interpretation with their possible reasons are discussed. Moreover, the authors used their own analytical solution for more reliable determination of force distribution along the pile. The work was presented at the XVII French-Polish Colloquium of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Łódź, 28–30 November 2016.

Static Load Test on Instrumented Pile – Field Data and Numerical Simulations

Department of Geotechnics, Geology and Marine Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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Static load tests on foundation piles are generally carried out in order to determine load – the displacement characteristic of the pile head. For standard...

Static Load Test on Instrumented Pile – Field Data and Numerical Simulations

Published Online: Nov 18, 2017

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0026

Keywords
foundation piles, static load test, pile instrumentation, strain gage, numerical analysis

© 2017 Adam Krasiński et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Static Load Test on Instrumented Pile – Field Data and Numerical Simulations

Published Online: Nov 18, 2017

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0026

Keywordsfoundation piles, static load test, pile instrumentation, strain gage, numerical analysis

© 2017 Adam Krasiński et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
foundation piles, static load test, pile instrumentation, strain gage, numerical analysis