Instrumented axial load tests are performed to verify the pile design and to provide valuable information to permit an economically feasible redesign. Bi-directional static load test (BDSLT or O-cell test), an innovative load test method, performed simultaneously in two directions; adopting ...
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The main objective of this load test was to proof-load the test pile to its ultimate capacity using the BDSLT method. For this purpose, 4 脳 900 tons of capacity hydraulic cell/jacks was utilized. Two test piles of 1500 mm diameter were used, namely PTP1 and PTP2. Five levels of ...
Static load tests are considered the most reliable method to assess individual pile performance in the realm of foundation engineering. For the last few decades, an innovative method for testing the bored pile capacity by means of the Bidirectional Static Load Test (BDSLT), a self-balanced test...
Due to the increase in service loads of foundations, a world wide trend is being followed by geotechnical engineers and designers to measure the real behaviour of the pile-soil interaction. Historically, this was defined by the Load-Displacement Curve, obtained from a Static Load Test, and the...
Bidirectional Static Load Test (BDSLT) is a modern full-scale proofing load test method in the realm of performance-based pile design. Due to the many advantages over the conventional top-down load test, the Bidirectional Static Loading Test (BDSLT) using the hydraulic jacks is becoming an ...
The test piles were instrumented with vibrating wire strain gauge technology and were load tested using the BDSLT loading method to determine the pile-rock interactions within the various weathering zones of Simsima limestone. The unit shaft friction values obtained from the load test are compared ...