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Deep Foundations-Axial Load

Capacity

• Full Scale Load Tests

• Analytical Methods - Based on
Laboratory or In-Situ Test Data
• Dynamic Methods – Based on the
dynamics of Pile Driving or Wave
Propagation
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Upward Load Capacity

W f   f s As
( Pupward ) a 
F

• D/B Ratio
• Buoyancy Effect
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Factor of Safety (Piles)
Table 13.1
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Factor of Safety (Drilled Shafts)
Table 13.2
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Static Load Tests
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Full Scale Load Tests
 Controlled Stress Tests
– Maintained Load Tests (ML Tests)
• Slow ML Tests (hold load for 1-2 hours)
• Quick ML Tests (hold load for 2.5-15 minutes)
 Controlled Strain Tests
– Constant Rate of Penetration Test
– Constant Settlement Increment Test
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Interpretation of Test Results
Davisson’s Method 16
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Use of
Strain
Gauges
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Osterberg
Load
Tests