Load Test On Piles-Report
Load Test On Piles-Report
Load Test On Piles-Report
FEBRUARY, 2012
2. Proof Load:
Allowable load capacity of the pile is 750MTon. Maximum 1312MTon (175% of allowable load) was
applied to the pile.
3. Reaction System:
An arrangement of reaction frame was established anchored with four number reaction piles around
the test pile. This reaction frame, fixed with reaction piles, was used to apply load on the test pile by
use of a hydraulic jack.
4. Test Level:
The design cut-off level of the pile is +4.235m. Hydraulic Jack is placed at cut-off level.
5. Testing Equipment:
In all case, it was ensured that when the hydraulic jack and the load measuring device were mounted
on the pile head, the whole system was stable up to the 1.33 times the maximum load to be applied.
Means were provided to enable dial gauges to be read from a position clear of the test frame in
conditions where failure in any part of the system due to overloading, buckling, loss of hydraulic
pressure and so on might constitute a hazard to personnel.
The hydraulic jack, pump, hoses, pipes couplings and other apparatus operated were under 1.33
times the maximum working pressure.
The maximum test load or test pressure expressed is displayed as a reading on the gauge and all
operators were made aware of this limit.
6. Measurement of Load:
Load was calculated by multiplying cross-section area of the hydraulic piston with pressure reading
from the pressure gauge as provided in enclosed calibration sheet.
An independent reference frame was setup to permit measurement of the movement of the pile
head. The supports for the frame were founded in such a manner and at such a distance from the
test pile, reaction piles that movement of the ground in the vicinity of the equipment do not cause
movement of the reference frame during the testing. To achieve such condition, two simply
supported reference beam were established on opposite side of pile sufficiently anchored to the
earth.
The measurement of pile movement was made by two dial gauges fixed to the pile and bear on
surface frame. The dial gauges are to be fixed to the pile and bear on surface on the reference
frame. The dial gauges were placed in diametrically opposite positions and be equidistant from the
pile axis. The dial gauges enable readings were made to within an accuracy of 0.01mm.
8. Test Procedure:
The maximum load to be applied on the pile was 1312MTon in multiple cycles. The loading and
unloading were performed in stages, and these loading and unloading stages are shown in graphical
and tabular form in Appendix. Loading was halted due to excessive settlement of pile head.
Load (MTon) Load Settlement Curve 1400 Time History of Load and Settlement 140.00
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Load History
0.00
Settlement (mm)
Settlement History
Cycle 1
1200 120.00
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
1000 100.00
20.00 Cycle 4
Cycle 5
800 80.00
400 40.00
60.00
Settlement (mm)
200 20.00
Load (Ton)
0 0.00
80.00 0:00:00 6:00:00 12:00:00 18:00:00 24:00:00 30:00:00 36:00:00
Time (hrs:min:sec)
Project: Dhaka Elevated Expressway Method: ASTM D1143 Pile No: Test Pile
Client: FDEE Gauge: Stiko Pile Dia: 1.200m
Location: Army Railway Station (4+670) Ram Dia: 60cm Pile Length: 38m
% Load (MT) Press (bar) Time Total (hr) M1 (mm) M2 (mm) S1 (mm) S2 (mm) Avg (mm)
0% 0 0.0 8:50:00 AM 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
25% 187 59.0 8:50:00 AM 0.0 0.54 0.50 0.54 0.50 0.52
25% 187 59.0 9:00:00 AM 0:10:00 0.60 0.61 0.60 0.61 0.61
25% 187 59.0 9:10:00 AM 0:20:00 0.60 0.61 0.60 0.61 0.61
25% 187 59.0 9:20:00 AM 0:30:00 0.67 0.69 0.67 0.69 0.68
25% 187 59.0 9:40:00 AM 0:50:00 0.68 0.70 0.68 0.70 0.69
25% 187 59.0 10:00:00 AM 1:10:00 0.69 0.72 0.69 0.72 0.71
50% 374 123.0 10:00:00 AM 1:10:00 1.76 1.75 1.76 1.75 1.76
50% 374 123.0 10:10:00 AM 1:20:00 1.99 2.00 1.99 2.00 2.00
50% 374 123.0 10:20:00 AM 1:30:00 2.02 2.03 2.02 2.03 2.03
50% 374 123.0 10:30:00 AM 1:40:00 2.05 2.03 2.05 2.03 2.04
50% 374 123.0 10:50:00 AM 2:00:00 2.15 2.11 2.15 2.11 2.13
50% 374 123.0 11:00:00 AM 2:10:00 2.14 2.13 2.14 2.13 2.14
25% 187 59.0 11:00:00 AM 2:10:00 1.64 1.76 1.64 1.76 1.70
25% 187 59.0 11:20:00 AM 2:30:00 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65
0% 0 0.0 11:20:00 AM 2:30:00 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93
0% 0 0.0 11:30:00 AM 2:40:00 0.89 0.91 0.89 0.91 0.90
0% 0 0.0 11:40:00 AM 2:50:00 0.89 0.91 0.89 0.91 0.90
25% 187 59.0 11:40:00 AM 2:50:00 1.64 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.65
25% 187 59.0 11:50:00 AM 3:00:00 1.66 1.67 1.66 1.67 1.67
25% 187 59.0 12:00:00 PM 3:10:00 1.66 1.67 1.66 1.67 1.67
50% 374 123.0 12:00:00 PM 3:10:00 2.30 2.35 2.30 2.35 2.33
50% 374 123.0 12:10:00 PM 3:20:00 2.35 2.39 2.35 2.39 2.37
50% 374 123.0 12:20:00 PM 3:30:00 2.35 2.40 2.35 2.40 2.38
75% 564 188.0 12:20:00 PM 3:30:00 5.05 5.03 5.05 5.03 5.04
75% 564 188.0 12:30:00 PM 3:40:00 5.27 5.24 5.27 5.24 5.26
75% 564 188.0 12:40:00 PM 3:50:00 5.33 5.35 5.33 5.35 5.34
75% 564 188.0 12:50:00 PM 4:00:00 5.29 5.36 5.29 5.36 5.33
75% 564 188.0 1:10:00 PM 4:20:00 5.41 5.46 5.41 5.46 5.44
100% 751 252.0 1:10:00 PM 4:20:00 18.75 17.03 18.75 17.03 17.89
100% 751 252.0 1:20:00 PM 4:30:00 20.58 18.87 20.58 18.87 19.73
100% 751 252.0 1:30:00 PM 4:40:00 20.68 19.97 20.68 19.97 20.33
100% 751 252.0 1:40:00 PM 4:50:00 20.74 19.97 20.74 19.97 20.36
100% 751 252.0 2:00:00 PM 5:10:00 20.89 20.10 20.89 20.10 20.50
100% 751 252.0 2:20:00 PM 5:30:00 20.92 20.43 20.92 20.43 20.68
75% 564 188.0 2:20:00 PM 5:30:00 20.45 18.98 20.45 18.98 19.72
75% 564 188.0 2:30:00 PM 5:40:00 20.44 18.98 20.44 18.98 19.71
75% 564 188.0 2:40:00 PM 5:50:00 20.42 18.95 20.42 18.95 19.69
50% 374 123.0 2:40:00 PM 5:50:00 19.73 18.25 19.73 18.25 18.99
50% 374 123.0 2:50:00 PM 6:00:00 19.72 18.24 19.72 18.24 18.98
50% 374 123.0 3:00:00 PM 6:10:00 19.69 18.21 19.69 18.21 18.95
25% 187 59.0 3:00:00 PM 6:10:00 18.99 17.45 18.99 17.45 18.22
25% 187 59.0 3:10:00 PM 6:20:00 18.96 17.43 18.96 17.43 18.20
25% 187 59.0 3:20:00 PM 6:30:00 18.92 17.40 18.92 17.40 18.16
0% 0 0.0 3:20:00 PM 6:30:00 18.16 16.61 18.16 16.61 17.39
0% 0 0.0 3:30:00 PM 6:40:00 18.12 16.57 18.12 16.57 17.35
0% 0 0.0 3:40:00 PM 6:50:00 18.05 16.51 18.05 16.51 17.28
25% 187 59.0 3:40:00 PM 6:50:00 18.42 16.90 18.42 16.90 17.66
25% 187 59.0 3:50:00 PM 7:00:00 18.42 16.90 18.42 16.90 17.66
25% 187 59.0 4:00:00 PM 7:10:00 18.42 16.92 18.42 16.92 17.67
50% 374 123.0 4:00:00 PM 7:10:00 19.11 17.61 19.11 17.61 18.36
50% 374 123.0 4:10:00 PM 7:20:00 19.11 17.61 19.11 17.61 18.36
75% 564 188.0 4:10:00 PM 7:20:00 19.82 18.35 19.82 18.35 19.09
75% 564 188.0 4:20:00 PM 7:30:00 19.83 18.36 19.83 18.36 19.10
75% 564 188.0 4:30:00 PM 7:40:00 19.83 18.36 19.83 18.36 19.10
Development Construction Ltd. Load Test Record Sheet Page: 2 of 3
% Load (MT) Press (bar) Time Total (hr) M1 (mm) M2 (mm) S1 (mm) S2 (mm) Avg (mm)
100% 751 252.0 4:30:00 PM 7:40:00 20.70 19.25 20.70 19.25 19.98
100% 751 252.0 4:40:00 PM 7:50:00 20.77 19.30 20.77 19.30 20.04
100% 751 252.0 4:50:00 PM 8:00:00 20.82 19.34 20.82 19.34 20.08
100% 751 252.0 5:00:00 PM 8:10:00 20.82 19.34 20.82 19.34 20.08
125% 938 316.0 5:00:00 PM 8:10:00 35.08 33.58 35.08 33.58 34.33
125% 938 316.0 5:10:00 PM 8:20:00 40.78 39.30 40.78 39.30 40.04
125% 938 316.0 5:20:00 PM 8:30:00 41.71 40.24 41.71 40.24 40.98
125% 938 316.0 5:30:00 PM 8:40:00 41.78 40.31 41.78 40.31 41.05
125% 938 316.0 5:40:00 PM 8:50:00 41.90 40.42 41.90 40.42 41.16
125% 938 316.0 5:50:00 PM 9:00:00 41.92 40.45 41.92 40.45 41.19
125% 938 316.0 6:00:00 PM 9:10:00 41.92 40.45 41.92 40.45 41.19
125% 938 316.0 6:00:00 PM 9:10:00 27.47 25.95 41.92 40.45 41.19
150% 1125 380.0 6:20:00 PM 9:30:00 43.95 43.45 58.40 57.95 58.18
150% 1125 380.0 6:30:00 PM 9:40:00 47.90 47.40 62.35 61.90 62.13
0% 0 0.0 7:20:00 PM 10:30:00 0.00 0.00 62.35 61.90 62.13
25% 187 59.0 7:20:00 PM 10:30:00 0.62 0.74 62.97 62.64 62.81
50% 374 123.0 7:25:00 PM 10:35:00 1.53 1.74 63.88 63.64 63.76
75% 564 188.0 7:30:00 PM 10:40:00 2.50 2.72 64.85 64.62 64.74
100% 751 252.0 7:30:00 PM 10:40:00 3.60 3.82 65.95 65.72 65.84
125% 938 316.0 7:35:00 PM 10:45:00 4.75 5.00 67.10 66.90 67.00
150% 1125 380.0 7:40:00 PM 10:50:00 34.30 34.60 96.65 96.50 96.58
150% 1125 380.0 7:50:00 PM 11:00:00 35.00 35.30 97.35 97.20 97.28
150% 1125 380.0 8:00:00 PM 11:10:00 35.54 35.87 97.89 97.77 97.83
150% 1125 380.0 8:10:00 PM 11:20:00 35.56 35.89 97.91 97.79 97.85
150% 1125 380.0 8:20:00 PM 11:30:00 35.61 35.90 97.96 97.80 97.88
125% 938 316.0 8:20:00 PM 11:30:00 35.04 35.33 97.39 97.23 97.31
125% 938 316.0 8:30:00 PM 11:40:00 35.04 35.32 97.39 97.22 97.31
100% 751 252.0 8:30:00 PM 11:40:00 34.32 34.61 96.67 96.51 96.59
100% 751 252.0 8:40:00 PM 11:50:00 33.46 33.75 95.81 95.65 95.73
100% 751 252.0 8:50:00 PM 12:00:00 33.41 33.69 95.76 95.59 95.68
75% 564 188.0 8:50:00 PM 12:00:00 32.64 32.91 94.99 94.81 94.90
75% 564 188.0 9:00:00 PM 12:10:00 32.61 32.89 94.96 94.79 94.88
50% 374 123.0 9:00:00 PM 12:10:00 32.50 32.77 94.85 94.67 94.76
50% 374 123.0 9:10:00 PM 12:20:00 32.50 32.76 94.85 94.66 94.76
25% 187 59.0 9:10:00 PM 12:20:00 31.16 31.32 93.51 93.22 93.37
25% 187 59.0 9:20:00 PM 12:30:00 31.10 31.27 93.45 93.17 93.31
0% 0 0.0 9:20:00 PM 12:30:00 29.39 29.55 91.74 91.45 91.60
0% 0 0.0 9:30:00 PM 12:40:00 29.26 29.39 91.61 91.29 91.45
25% 187 59.0 9:30:00 PM 12:40:00 29.78 30.08 92.13 91.98 92.06
25% 187 59.0 9:40:00 PM 12:50:00 29.78 30.10 92.13 92.00 92.07
50% 374 123.0 9:40:00 PM 12:50:00 30.79 30.13 93.14 92.03 92.59
50% 374 123.0 9:50:00 PM 13:00:00 30.83 30.14 93.18 92.04 92.61
75% 564 188.0 9:50:00 PM 13:00:00 31.72 32.10 94.07 94.00 94.04
75% 564 188.0 10:00:00 PM 13:10:00 31.73 32.12 94.08 94.02 94.05
100% 751 252.0 10:00:00 PM 13:10:00 32.82 33.22 95.17 95.12 95.15
100% 751 252.0 10:10:00 PM 13:20:00 32.83 33.23 95.18 95.13 95.16
125% 938 316.0 10:10:00 PM 13:20:00 33.98 34.40 96.33 96.30 96.32
125% 938 316.0 10:20:00 PM 13:30:00 34.04 34.44 96.39 96.34 96.37
125% 938 316.0 10:30:00 PM 13:40:00 34.05 34.44 96.40 96.34 96.37
150% 1125 380.0 10:30:00 PM 13:40:00 35.80 36.20 98.15 98.10 98.13
150% 1125 380.0 10:40:00 PM 13:50:00 35.81 36.20 98.16 98.10 98.13
175% 1312 444.0 10:40:00 PM 13:50:00 47.35 46.85 109.70 108.75 109.23
175% 1312 444.0 10:50:00 PM 14:00:00 47.36 46.86 109.71 108.76 109.24
175% 1312 444.0 11:00:00 PM 14:10:00 47.36 46.87 109.71 108.77 109.24
175% 1312 444.0 11:00:00 PM 14:10:00 17.92 18.94 109.71 108.77 109.24
Development Construction Ltd. Load Test Record Sheet Page: 3 of 3
% Load (MT) Press (bar) Time Total (hr) M1 (mm) M2 (mm) S1 (mm) S2 (mm) Avg (mm)
166% 1242 420.0 11:00:00 PM 14:10:00 26.61 26.73 118.40 116.56 117.48
173% 1301 440.0 11:10:00 PM 14:20:00 35.10 36.24 126.89 126.07 126.48
173% 1301 440.0 11:20:00 PM 14:30:00 35.94 37.84 127.73 127.67 127.70
173% 1301 440.0 11:30:00 PM 14:40:00 36.11 36.30 127.90 126.13 127.02
166% 1242 420.0 11:50:00 PM 15:00:00 36.12 36.32 127.91 126.15 127.03
166% 1242 420.0 12:10:00 AM 15:20:00 36.15 37.33 127.94 127.16 127.55
166% 1242 420.0 12:30:00 AM 15:40:00 36.15 37.34 127.94 127.17 127.56
166% 1242 420.0 12:50:00 AM 16:00:00 36.16 37.35 127.95 127.18 127.57
165% 1236 418.0 1:10:00 AM 16:20:00 36.17 37.34 127.96 127.17 127.57
165% 1236 418.0 2:10:00 AM 17:20:00 36.17 37.37 127.96 127.20 127.58
164% 1228 415.0 3:10:00 AM 18:20:00 36.18 37.38 127.97 127.21 127.59
164% 1228 415.0 4:10:00 AM 19:20:00 36.18 37.38 127.97 127.21 127.59
164% 1228 415.0 5:10:00 AM 20:20:00 36.23 37.40 128.02 127.23 127.63
164% 1228 415.0 6:10:00 AM 21:20:00 36.22 37.40 128.01 127.23 127.62
164% 1228 415.0 7:10:00 AM 22:20:00 36.22 37.40 128.01 127.23 127.62
164% 1228 415.0 8:10:00 AM 23:20:00 36.26 37.44 128.05 127.27 127.66
164% 1228 415.0 9:10:00 AM 24:20:00 36.27 37.51 128.06 127.34 127.70
164% 1228 415.0 10:10:00 AM 25:20:00 36.28 37.52 128.07 127.35 127.71
158% 1184 400.0 11:10:00 AM 26:20:00 36.28 37.52 128.07 127.35 127.71
150% 1125 380.0 11:10:00 AM 26:20:00 36.20 37.40 127.99 127.23 127.61
150% 1125 380.0 11:20:00 AM 26:30:00 36.21 37.41 128.00 127.24 127.62
150% 1125 380.0 11:30:00 AM 26:40:00 36.22 37.42 128.01 127.25 127.63
125% 938 316.0 11:30:00 AM 26:40:00 35.51 36.76 127.30 126.59 126.95
125% 938 316.0 11:40:00 AM 26:50:00 36.56 36.77 128.35 126.60 127.48
125% 938 316.0 11:50:00 AM 27:00:00 35.56 36.77 127.35 126.60 126.98
100% 751 252.0 11:50:00 AM 27:00:00 34.91 36.40 126.70 126.23 126.47
100% 751 252.0 12:00:00 PM 27:10:00 34.90 36.08 126.69 125.91 126.30
100% 751 252.0 12:10:00 PM 27:20:00 34.90 36.08 126.69 125.91 126.30
75% 564 188.0 12:10:00 PM 27:20:00 34.04 35.31 125.83 125.14 125.49
75% 564 188.0 12:20:00 PM 27:30:00 34.03 35.28 125.82 125.11 125.47
75% 564 188.0 12:30:00 PM 27:40:00 34.03 35.28 125.82 125.11 125.47
50% 374 123.0 12:30:00 PM 27:40:00 32.67 34.18 124.46 124.01 124.24
50% 374 123.0 12:40:00 PM 27:50:00 32.67 34.17 124.46 124.00 124.23
50% 374 123.0 12:40:00 PM 27:50:00 32.66 34.16 124.45 123.99 124.22
25% 187 59.0 12:50:00 PM 28:00:00 31.28 32.71 123.07 122.54 122.81
25% 187 59.0 1:00:00 PM 28:10:00 31.26 32.70 123.05 122.53 122.79
25% 187 59.0 1:10:00 PM 28:20:00 31.20 32.50 122.99 122.33 122.66
0% 0 0.0 1:20:00 PM 28:30:00 29.60 30.70 121.39 120.53 120.96
0% 0 0.0 1:30:00 PM 28:40:00 29.53 30.62 121.32 120.45 120.89
0% 0 0.0 1:40:00 PM 28:50:00 29.46 30.57 121.25 120.40 120.83
0% 0 0.0 1:50:00 PM 29:00:00 29.40 30.53 121.19 120.36 120.78
0% 0 0.0 2:10:00 PM 29:20:00 29.40 30.53 121.19 120.36 120.78
0% 0 0.0 2:30:00 PM 29:40:00 29.51 30.60 121.30 120.43 120.87
0% 0 0.0 2:50:00 PM 30:00:00 29.52 30.63 121.31 120.46 120.89
0% 0 0.0 3:10:00 PM 30:20:00 29.62 30.71 121.41 120.54 120.98
0% 0 0.0 3:30:00 PM 30:40:00 29.62 30.71 121.41 120.54 120.98
0% 0 0.0 4:30:00 PM 31:40:00 29.10 30.14 120.89 119.97 120.43
0% 0 0.0 5:30:00 PM 32:40:00 28.86 29.88 120.65 119.71 120.18
0% 0 0.0 6:30:00 PM 33:40:00 28.81 29.82 120.60 119.65 120.13
0% 0 0.0 7:30:00 PM 34:40:00 28.78 29.78 120.57 119.61 120.09
0% 0 0.0 8:30:00 PM 35:40:00 28.76 29.76 120.55 119.59 120.07
0% 0 0.0 9:30:00 PM 36:40:00 28.74 29.74 120.53 119.57 120.05
0% 0 0.0 10:30:00 PM 37:40:00 28.72 29.72 120.51 119.55 120.03
0% 0 0.0 11:30:00 PM 38:40:00 28.70 29.70 120.49 119.53 120.01
0% 0 0.0 12:30:00 AM 39:40:00 28.68 29.68 120.47 119.51 119.99
0% 0 0.0 1:30:00 AM 40:40:00 28.66 29.66 120.45 119.49 119.97
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