EVALUATION OF PILE LOADING TESTS

AUSWERTUNG VON PFAHLPROBEBELASTUNGEN

LOADING TESTS ON PILES GENERALLY SERVE THE MAIN PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING THAT THE FOUNDATION CAN CARRY THE LOADS IMPOSED ON IT WITHOUT RISK OF FAILURE OR INJURIOUS SETTLEMENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT TIMES OF MORE SOPHISTICATED STRUCTURES WHICH ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO NON-UNIFORM SETTLEMENTS AND ROTATIONS, HAS RESULTED IN THE URGENT NECESSITY OF INVESTIGATING THE LOAD-SETTLEMENT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WORKING LOAD RANGE. THE PAPER ANALYSES THE EXPERIENCES GAINED WITH VARIOUS LOADING TESTS AND SUGGESTS A METHOD FOR THE UNIFORM MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE TEST RESULTS. THE SECOND PART OF THE ARTICLE SHOWS A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP, WITH THE AID OF WHICH ANY LOAD-SETTLEMENT GRAPH MAY BE APPROXIMATED WITH ACCEPTABLE ACCURACY. THIS EQUATION ALLOWS THE SOLUTION OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE INTERACTION OF LOADS AND FOUNDATION. THE COVERING ABSTRACT FOR THE CONFERENCE IS IRRD NO 306088.

  • Authors:
    • VARGA, L
    • SZAKACS, G Y
  • Publication Date: 1976-3

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  • German

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  • Accession Number: 01301913
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 8:26AM