Rapid Load Testing on Piles : Interpretation Guidelines (Hardcover)

Preface
Summary

1 Introduction and scope of the guidelines

2 Test execution and test results

3 General overview of interpretation methods
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Relevant aspects for the interpretation
3.2.1 Inertia effects
3.2.2 Rate effects
3.3 Description of interpretation methods
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Choice of method
3.3.3 Short description of the Unloading Point Method
3.3.4 Short description of the Sheffield method
3.3.5 Methods with more degrees of freedom
3.4 Safety approach

4 Theoretical aspects
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The inverse problem
4.3 Dynamic effects
4.3.1 Inertial effects for closed piles
4.3.2 Inertial effects for open ended pipe piles
4.3.3 Damping effects
4.4 Rate effects
4.4.1 General meaning of rate effect
4.4.2 Measuring and modelling the rate effect
4.4.3 Constitutive rate effect in dry sand
4.4.4 Rate effect in clay
4.4.5 Pore water pressures in saturated sand
4.5 Combined effects

5 Interpretation methods
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Unloading point method
5.2.1 Definition of the method
5.2.2 Measurement / estimation of required parameters
5.2.3 Example of the application
5.3 Method developed at Sheffield
5.3.1 Definition of the method
5.3.2 Measurement or estimation of required parameters

6 Safety approach
6.1 Method
6.2 Partial factors

7 Special aspects
7.1 Open-ended piles
7.2 Influence of pile installation
7.3 Layered soils
7.4 Other aspects

8 Symbols and definitions
8.1 Symbols
8.2 Definitions