Reference : Pile load test at the west coast of Mexico

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Civil engineering
	Focus Areas :	Computational Sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/32483

Title :	Pile load test at the west coast of Mexico
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Rica, Shilton [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
	Van Baars, Stefan [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
	Jung, Stefan [Dr Jung + Lang Ingenieure Geotechnik und Umwelt]
Publication date :	Sep-2017
Main document title :	Proceedings of Pile 2017
Publisher :	Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Collection and collection volume :	Volume 1
Pages :	B7.1 - B7.8
Peer reviewed :	Yes
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
ISBN :	978-979-15020-4-7
City :	Bandung
Event name :	Pile 2017
Event date :	September 26 -27 , 2017
Event organizer :	Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung
Event place (city) :	Bali
Event country :	Indonesia
Keywords :	[en] Piles ; load test ; bearing capacity ; installation influences
Abstract :	[en] Five pile tests have been performed, at the west coast of Mexico, in order to evaluate their pile bearing capacity. The Kentledge system (a test pile loaded in between two tension piles) has been used to execute the pile tests. The soil stratigraphy has been surveyed with standard penetration tests, cone penetration tests and borings, and consists of a ten to twelve meter soft clayey soil on top of a hard clay layer. Three identical pile tests have been performed on bored piles with a pile diameter of 0.6 m and a pile length of 30 m. In addition, two identical pile tests have been performed on driven piles with a squared cross section of 0.5 m × 0.5 m and a pile length of about 21 m. The aims of these tests were, first to evaluate the pile bearing capacity for both the bored and the driven pile types, in order to decide which pile type will be used finally, for the foundation of a factory; and second, to study the influence of the pile installation process on the pile bearing capacity of both pile types. During the testing of the bored piles, load measurements in different sections of the pile suggested that almost all bearing capacity came from the pile section in the upper soft clay layer. Since it is impossible to have such a relative large friction along the pile shaft in the soft soil, and because far more concrete was used for making the pile than expected, it had to be concluded that the liquid concrete has widened the pile diameter just above the hard soil layer, leading to a bulking effect in the pile. Therefore, the pile was leaning on this hard soil layer. For the driven test piles, the measurements showed a normal behaviour of both the pile shaft friction and the pile tip bearing capacity.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/32483

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