Conduct and interpretation of load tests on drilled shaft foundations: Volume 1, Detailed guidelines: Final report
Load tests provide the only reliable basis for verification of an analysis/design methodology for deep foundations. No satisfactory guidelines currently exist which provide engineers with consistent procedures for conducting and interpreting load tests on drilled shafts. In this study, the factors influencing the response of a drilled shaft to load are evaluated, and rational and consistent criteria are developed for the proper conduct and interpretation of load tests for the following loading modes: axial compression and uplift, lateral and moment, torsion, and combined loading. The items addressed include geotechnical characterization of the test site, load test planning and documentation, equipment and hardware, instrumentation, data recording and presentation, load testing procedures, and interpretation of test results. 563 refs., 146 figs., 68 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (USA). Geotechnial Engineering Group
- OSTI ID:
- 7131919
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EL-5915-Vol.1; ON: TI88014502
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COMPRESSION
DATA
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLOWSHEETS
FOUNDATIONS
INFORMATION
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
POWER TRANSMISSION TOWERS
PROGRESS REPORT
SHAFT EXCAVATIONS
SOILS
STATIC LOADS
SUPPORTS
TESTING
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