VIBRATING-WIRE LOAD CELL FOR LONG-TERM TESTS

AMOUNT OF LOAD CARRIED IN DIRECT BEARING AT BASE OF PILE CAN BE MEASURED OVER LONG PERIODS USING A LOAD CELL. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE LOAD APPLIED TO A PILE IS CARRIED IN SKIN FRICTION ON ITS SIDES AND IN END-BEARING CAN BEST BE DETERMINED USING A LOAD CELL PLACED EITHER AT THE BASE OF A STRAIGHT-SHAFTED PILE OR JUST ABOVE THE EXPANDED BASE OF AN UNDER-REAMED PILE. THE PAPER DESCRIBES A LOAD CELL WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR USE IN A RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERTAKEN ON BORED PILES. THE VIBRATING-WIRE TYPE OF GAGE WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS LONG TERM STABILITY AND THE EASE WITH WHICH THE MEASURING EQUIPMENT CAN BE DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED WITHOUT ERROR. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 8, No 9, PP 429-430
• Authors:
  • Osgerby, C
  • Taylor, P T
• Publication Date: 1968-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Publisher: Society for Experimental Mechanics
  • ISSN: 0014-4851

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing tests; Load cells; Measuring instruments; Skin resistance; Stability (Mechanics); Structural tests; Support piles; Vibratory equipment; Wire
• Old TRIS Terms: Bored pile; Pile tests; Vibrating equipment
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216701
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 4 1994 12:00AM