In this study the lateral capacity of the mini pile. Piles in trailing rows of pile groups have significantly less lateral load resistance than piles in the lead row. Behavior of piles in fullscale, field lateral loading tests wsdot. Arch bridges transfer significant lateral loads to. Lateral test implementation process the ultimate goal of the lateral test is to confirm the design assumption and load capacity of the pile. Arch bridges transfer significant lateral loads to foundations, so lateral load test on two fullscale rc bored piles has been performed on site to prove actual load capacity of the pile soil system. Investigation of lateral load resistance of laterally. Lateral load testing of model piles, phase 1 mpc9660. The experiments are carried out with varying size, spacing of piles in group and length to diameter ratio ld of the piles. Lateral capacity of pile groups the lateral deflection of a pile group is typically 2 to 3 times larger than the deflection of a single pile. The strategy for pile testing needs to be established at the time the piles are being designed. Load test on piles methods of pile load test the constructor.
Chapter 5 allowable loads on a single pile section i. Pdf lateral load test of reinforced concrete bored piles. In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. Pdf lateral load test of reinforced concrete bored piles of. Estimation of lateral load capacity of rigid short piles in sands using cpt results article pdf available in journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering 61 january 2010 with. It is essential to seek expert advice for these types of pile test. Two types of tests namely initial and routine tests, for each type of loading viz. Modelling of a lateral load test on piles using simplified and numerical methods d raddatz, o taiba the main purpose of this study was to model the response of piles during a lateral load test conducted at rpc in concon in 2006 by using simplified theoretical methods and the software plaxis 2d, cype, and ggulatpile. Lateral resistance of pile is a function of shape, size, spacing and length to di. Davisson, department of civil engineering, university of illinois, urbana pile foundations usually find resistance to lateral loads from a passive soil resistance on the face of the cap, b shear on the base of the cap, and c passive soil resistance against the pile shafts.
According to eurocode 7 8, every pile foundation design should be based on the results of a static load test. Load test on piles methods of pile load test load tests on piles are conducted on completion of 28 days after casting of piles. Piles are often required to resist lateral loads and. Integrity tests and horizontal load tests of piles in a slope. In the load test program vertical and lateral loading tests were performed to study the efficiency of this type of piles. Arch bridges transfer significant lateral loads to foundations, so lateral load test on two fullscale rc bored piles has been performed on site to prove actual load capacity of the pilesoil system.
Photos of a lateral load testing program on steel pipe piles near the san francisco oakland bay bridge, in 1994. Modelling of a lateral load test on piles using simplified. Pdf estimation of lateral load capacity of rigid short. Laterally loaded pile groups have a group efficiency less than 1. In order to measure the pile response to the lateral loads, the test pile was instrumented with 14 pairs of foil strain gages mounted at 3. The pile is modeled with structural beam elements and can be assigned either linearelastic or elasticperfectly plastic material properties. Federation of piling specialists handbook on pile load testing.