Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 9 Design, Analysis, and Testing of Laterally Loaded Deep Foundations that Support Transportation Facilities
LATERAL LOAD TESTS ................................................................................... 175
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| 12 LATERAL LOAD TESTS ................................................................................... 175 12.1 Consideration for Planning Lateral Load Tests ........................................................................... 175 Lateral Load Tests for Design ............................................................................................ 175 Lateral Load Tests in Construction to Verify the Design ...................................................... 176 Considerations regarding Subsurface Characterization for Lateral Load Test Program ....... 177 Considerations for Test Pile Location ................................................................................. 177 Considerations for the Design of the Test Pile/Shaft ........................................................... 178 Considerations for Test Pile Installation Methods. 179 Coordination with Axial Load Tests ..................................................................................... 180 Lateral Load Test Methods ........................................................................................................ 180 Static Lateral Load Tests .................................................................................................... 180 Rapid Load Test. 184 Bidirectional Lateral Load Test .......................................................................................... 185 Instrumentation .......................................................................................................................... 186 External instrumentation ..................................................................................................... 186 Internal instrumentation ...................................................................................................... 187 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 189 Deflections from Strain Gauge Data ................................................................................... 190 Bending Moment Profiles ................................................................................................... 191 Net Resistance (p) Using Piecewise Polynomial Curve Fitting ............................................ 192 Lateral Load Test Reports ......................................................................................................... 192 Publication of Lateral Load Tests Results .................................................................................. 194 Limitations of Lateral Load Tests ............................................................................................... 194 Alternatives to Lateral Load Tests .............................................................................................. 195 Download 6.03 Mb. Share with your friends:
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