Method and apparatus for pile driving

Details Method and apparatus for pile driving Method and apparatus for pile driving

1998-09-15

2000-07-04

Noori, Max

Measuring and testing

Testing by impact or shock

Specimen impactor detail

73 1201, G01N 330

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060821736

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for estimating the load-bearing of a pile comprising (a) constructing a scaled-down model pile apparatus which has been reduced to a size that may be accommodated within an indoors facility according to a calculated scaled-down ratio; (b) subjecting said model pile apparatus to impact load tests to obtain dynamic measurements; and (c) correlating the dynamic measurements from said tests to said pile.

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