DYNAMIC TESTING OF PILES SOCKETED INTO WEAK ROCK

The wave equation analysis of pile driving provides a more realistic model of the pile, soil and hammer than traditional driving formulas such as Hiley and Engineering News. Instrumentation of a pile during driving can provide records of pile force and velocity which are then used as input in a wave equation analysis to obtain an estimate of ultimate static load capacity and to check on pile shaft integrity. This method has been used successfully on large diameter cast-in-place piles socketed into weak rock. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers presented during the Geomechanics-Interaction, Fourth Australia-New Zealand conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Western Australia, 14-18 May 1984, Volumes I and II.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Balfe, P J
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 361-365
• Monograph Title: GEOMECHANICS - INTERACTION. FOURTH AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE ON GEOMECHANICS, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 14-18 MAY 1984. PREPRINTS OF PAPERS. VOLUMES I AND II
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 84/2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Conferences; Dynamic resistance; Dynamic tests; Dynamics; Force; Hammers; Instrumentation; Loads; Mathematical models; Pile driving; Resistance (Mechanics); Rocks; Strength of materials; Structural tests; Support piles; Tests; Wave equations; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Embedment (Pile); Pile tests; Wave equation formula
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 8525: Conference; 3641: Driving (pile); 5473: Dynamics; 5421: Force; 3681: Hammer; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 3399: Pile; 3398: Pile driving resistance; 3422: Restraint (fixing); 4154: Rock; 5544: Strength (mater); 6255: Test; 6767: Wave
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-208-2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM