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– STATE OF KUWAIT –

– HIGH STRAIN DYNAMIC TEST REPORT –

- On Working Pile No. PDA-1 -

SUBMITTED TO:

TOA CORPORATION
OWNER : Ministry of Defense

CONSULTANT : US Army Corps of Engineers

Main CONTRACTOR: TOA Corporation

Prepared By:

INCO - LABS
For Soil & Material Testing, Surveying, Calibration, Structural Evaluation & Environmental Studies
P.O. Box: 21073, Safat 13071, Kuwait. Tel (965) 2471 0780. Fax (965) 2471 6526

 
FEBRUARY 2022

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Date: 23rd February 2022

Ref.: INCO/PILING/RC/22-5-3/PDA_22-002

Client: TOA CORPORATION

State of Kuwait

Attention: Lyndon G. De Leon

CQC Manager

Job Order No.: 22-5-3

Subject: High Strain Dynamic Test Report

On Working Pile No. PDA-1
Mobilization, Ras Al Ard Logistics Station
State of Kuwait
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Dear Sir,

We are pleased to submit herewith Two (2) copies of our High Strain Dynamic
T e s t R e p o r t t h a t contains data, analysis & interpretation of the test performed on
o n e ( 1 ) s t e e l pile. The test was carried out at the site on 20th of February 2022 for the
above mentioned project.
We trust that the information contained herein will suit your current project needs;
if you have any questions or require further technical assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
We are pleased to have been on service on this occasion and we look forward to
working with you further on these on-going & future projects.

Best Regards,
For INCO-LABS

Dr. Abdul Majeed A. Jeragh

Technical Consultant

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 CONTENT SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................

FIELD DETAILS:...............................................................................................................................

CONDUCTING IMPACT TEST and LOGGING TEST DATA: ......................................

PRELIMINARY TEST RESULTS: ..............................................................................................

CAPWAP ANALYSIS: ......................................................................................................................

APPENDIX A Site Location Layout ...............................................................................................

APPENDIX B CAPWAP ANALYSIS ...........................................................................................
APPENDIX C Calibration Certificates ...........................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION

The Pile Dynamic Analysis (PDA) was carried out at the Ras Al Ard project site (See Annex
A) in accordance with ASTM D4945-12: Standard Test Method for High-Strain Dynamic
Testing for Deep Foundations.

PDA was performed on vertical steel H-pile with size H-400x200x13x21 on February 20,
2022, in particular, three (3) days after the end of the test pile driving.
FIELD DETAILS
Monitored Pile

The table below summarizes the details of the test pile.

Table 1 Test Pile Details

Width Total Design Load Test Load Pile
Pile No. (mm) Length (ton) (ton) Installation
Date
(m)

PDA-1 400 22.0 133.871 267.742 February 16,

2022

Considered Test Load

For the PDA test, test load for the working pile equal to 2.0 times the maximum
designed load has been considered as per project design.

Soil Information

Soil boring details indicate that the profile of the soil where pile is installed is primarily
silty sand. Thus, a corresponding damping factor (Jc) for such soil profile should be
used for doing the dynamic testing. We used 0.5 as our damping factor (Jc) during the
test.

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Table 2 Suggested Soil Damping Values (Jc) by PDI

Clean Sands 0.40 to 0.50

Silty Sands 0.50 to 0.70

Silts 0.60 to 0.70

Silty Clays 0.70 to 0.90

Clays 0.90 or higher

Hammer System
The approach taken during PDA test was to employ a controlled energy deemed suited
to deliver an energy transfer to the pile head to mobilize the pile sufficiently for
measurement of its load capacity using the Pile Driving Analyzer.

The hammer used in the PDA test is a double-action hydraulic hammer with a model
number IHC SC-150.

Logging Test Data

When the setup is ready, a test impact will be carried out to check the system and
effectiveness of the selected parameter. Appropriate adjustments to the hammer such as
hammer energy, positioning and cushioning will be carried out where necessary.
Similarly, fine adjustment of the sensors may be carried out if necessary.

After the aforementioned impact test, the actual PDAs were carried out. The test will be
terminated upon successful demonstration that the mobilized pile resistance equals or
exceeds the required test load or the pile settles by at least 3 mm per blow indicating that
full capacity has been mobilized.

Typical PDA Input Quantities

Quantities DESCRIPTION

Lp (m) Pile Length Penetration

Le (m) Pile Length below gauges to the pile bottom, sensors are installed

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around 600 mm below edge of the hammer sleeve

AR (cm2) Cross sectional Area of the pile

EM(t/cm2) Elastic Modulus of the pile

SP(t/m3) Specific weight density of the pile material

WS(m/s) Speed of stress wave in the pile

Typical PDA Output Quantities

TYPE Quantities DESCRIPTION

The maximum section tension stress

TSX computed by the Case Method at any
location below transducers

The maximum section compression stress

CSX
at the pile top
STRESS (MPa) The maximum INDIVIDUAL
CSI COMPRESSION STRESS for any
transducer.

The maximum compressive stress at the

CSB pile bottom computed by the Case
Method.

The maximum energy transferred from

EMX (ton-m) the hammer to the pile. This gives an
HAMMER PEROFRMANCE indication of the hammer efficiency

BPM Blows per minute

An estimate of the severity of the damage

DAMAGE/INTEGRITY BTA on the pile.

Scale of Damage as per Pile Dynamics,

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Inc.

100% - No Damage

80-99% - Slight Damage

60-79% - Damaged

<60% - Broken

VELOCITY VMX (m/s) The maximum pile top velocity

DMX(mm) The maximum pile top displacement.

DISPLACEMENT
DFN(mm) The final top displacement.

Maximum resistance calculated using

Case Method.

The “Case Method” refers to the

methods developed at the Case Institute
of Technology beginning in the 1960’s.
The objective is to calculate pile bearing
capacity in real time for every hammer
CAPACITY RMX (tons) blow from pile top force and

acceleration measurement. Today, the

term “Case Method” refers to both
measurement techniques and
interpretations of soil effects, pile
stresses, pile integrity and hammer
performance by means of a Pile Driving
Analyzer.

The computation is carried out by software employing the CASE Method for Dynamic
Analysis. It is based on an analysis of dynamic forces and accelerations (velocity) measured

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while the pile is driven or impacted. Useful output information that can be displayed for
each impact includes,

 Mobilized Static Load Capacity

 Pile Integrity
 Compression Stress at pile head during impact
 Energy transfer from hammer during impact,
 Pile head displacement

If the output from the series of impacts indicates that the required resistance has not been
mobilized, a check will be carried out to identify the causes. If it is determined insufficient
energy have imparted to the pile, the hammer energy will be increased to enable a higher
energy transfer to the pile. If the output from the several impacts even after increasing the
hammer energy indicates that mobilized pile resistance is insufficient, the test will be
terminated and the data is to be checked to establish the cause for the low pile resistance.

A check on the integrity of the pile will be conducted. This is carried out both by noting
the pile damage analysis output from the software as well as studying the trend of the
force-velocity wave trace.

The data for each impact will be stored on the hard disk of the PDA.

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Le – pile length
below gauges
to the pile
bottom

Lp – pile length
penetration

Figure 1 Typical Dynamic Load Test on Driven Piles

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PDA TEST RESULTS

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 FIELD DATA SHEET                                                                                                                                
DYNAMIC LOAD TEST ON STEEL PILE                                                                                                                
REFERENCE TEST METHOD ASTM D4945
CLIENT TOA
PROJECT NAME Temporary Marine Facility
CONSULTANT USACE
MAIN CONTRACTOR TOA
SUB‐CONTRACTOR Gulf Dredging
THIRD PARTY INCO‐LABS

PILE 
   WORKING PILE NO. PDA‐1 DATE Driven Feb. 16, 2022 PENETRATION  19.453 m
LENGTHS (Lp)

PILE 
LENGTHS (m) PILE LENGTH 
BELOW GAUGES 
   DATE OF TEST 2/20/2022 Ground Level +1.0mcd TO THE PILE 
23.2 m
BOTTOM (Le)

WORKING LOAD (tonne) 133.871 Toe Level ‐18.45mcd

   REQUIRED TEST LOAD (tonne) 200.81 PILE AREA (CM 2) 224

ADDITIONAL PILE DETAILS TRIAL #1 TRIAL #2 TRIAL #3 TRIAL #4

Pile Type STEEL H-PILE

Pile Size H400X400X13X21
Temporary Casing (m)
Permanent Casing (m)
Total Pile Length (m) 26.40
Elastic Modulus (H-pile Steel), t/cm2 2109.21
HAMMER DETAILS
Hammer Type
Ram Weight (tonne) 11.00
Hammer weight + Ram weight (tonne) 22.50
Drop Height (m) 0.37
Energy (KJ) 35.30
BPM 55.90
PDA FIELD RESULTS
RMX (tonne)-Maximum Resistance 294.00
EMX (ton-m)-Maximum Energy Transfer (hammer to pile) 3.70
CSX -Max Section Compression @ Pile Top 147.4 Mpa
TSX - Maximum Tension Stress 21.1 MPa
DMX (mm)-Maximum Pile Top Displacement 17.00
DFN (mm)-Final Top Displacement 15.00
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Type of Soil clean-silty sands
JC: 0.50
Suggested Soil Damping (Jc) Values by PDI
Clean Sands 0.40 to 0.50
Silty Sands 0.50 to 0.70
Silts 0.60 to 0.80
Silty Clays 0.7 to 0.90
Clays 0.90 or higher

Transducers: Accelerometer: PDA EQPT NO: 4602LE

F1: C305 A1: K0039

F2: T529 A2: K6220

Test Personnel: ISLAM

Testing Verification by:

_____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Company Name and Signature Company Name and Signature

INCO - LABS
For Soil & Material Testing, Surveying, Calibration, Structural Evaluation & Environmental Studies
P.O. Box: 21073, Safat 13071, Kuwait. Tel (965) 2471 0780. Fax (965) 2471 6526
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CAPWAP ANALYSIS
CAPWAP, Case Pile Wave Analysis Program, is an iterative tool mainly used for capacity
determination. CAPWAP combines measured force and velocity data with wave equation
analysis to calculate the soil resistance force acting on the pile. After the data had been obtained
in the field by PDA, this software program tries to match the measured force and/or velocity
by numerically modelling the soil and pile system to find a reasonable solution.

Below is the summary of the CAPWAP results:

Soil Segment No. Distance Below Friction Resistance along Shaft (KN), First
Gauges Strike

1 5.0 75.7

2 7.1 119.6

3 9.1 184.4

4 11.1 262.3

5 13.1 341.0

6 15.1 341.2

7 17.1 217.0

8 19.2 83.6

9 21.2 194.7

10 23.2 56.2

Total Friction Resistance along Shaft (KN) 1,875.7

Toe Resistance (KN) 910.8

Total CAPWAP Capacity (KN) 2,786.5

The CAPWAP analysis performed on pile indicates that the activated total capacity of the pile
is 2,786.5 KN.

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LIMITATIONS
Please note the limitations of the analysis; it is particularly noteworthy that dynamic testing
assesses the pile capacity at the time of testing. Therefore, results obtained at the end of testing
cannot always be used as an indication of the long-term bearing capacity of a pile. Also, please
note, the mobilized capacities reported maybe a lower bound estimate and that the ultimate
capacity at the end of testing may be significantly greater.

Appendix:
A- Site Location Layout
B- CAPWAP ANALYSIS
C- Calibration Certificates

Respectfully Submitted,
INCO-LAB

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 APPENDIX A
SITE LOCATION LAYOUT
 APPENDIX B
CAPWAP ANALYSIS
Inco-Labs/Aramenco
Pile Driving Analyzer ® (PDA)
ras alard test pile test pile pda1_7

[email protected] m (600 tn) A1,3

[email protected] m (6.51 m/s) F2,4

TS: 200
TB: 0

TOE Beta @ 22.4 m

77.0 @ 19.1 m

[email protected] m (600 tn) A1,3

[email protected] m (100 mm) F2,4

TS: 200
TB: 0

TOE Beta @ 22.4 m

77.0 @ 19.1 m

Project Information Quantity Results Sensors

PROJECT: ras alard test pile CSI 166.0 MPa A1 (PR): [K0039] 304 mv/6.4v/5000g (1) VF1
PILE NAME: test pile pda1_7 CSX 147.4 MPa F2 : [C305] 95.7 PDICAL (1) FF1
DESC: H beam pile VMX 3.70 m/s A3 (PR): [K6220] 340 mv/6.4v/5000g (1) VF1
PDA OWNER: Aramenco CSB 104.0 MPa F4 : [T529] 142.7 PDICAL (1) FF1
SERIAL NUMBER: 4602 LE EMX 36990.3 J CLIP: OK
OPERATOR: islam BPM 55.9 bpm
FILE: test pile pda1_7.pda RX5 294 tn
20Feb2022 01:55:45 PM RX9 260 tn
Blow number 11 RMX 294 tn
TSX 21.1 MPa
Pile Properties BTA 77.0 %
LE 23.2 m MEX 713 µE
AR 224.00 cm^2 BPM 55.9 bpm
EM 2109 t/cm2 QUS 443 tn
SP 7.9 t/m3 DMX 17 mm
WS 5123.0 m/s DFS 100 mm
WC 5098.9 m/s DFN 15 mm
EA/C 92 tn-s/m
2L/C 9.10 ms
JC 0.50
LP 19.5 m

Version 2021.34
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Inco-Labs/Aramenco CAPWAP(R) 2014-3

4000 4000
kN Force Msd kN Force Msd
Force Cpt Velocity Msd

2000 2000

5 105 ms 5 105 ms
0 0
18 L/c 18 L/c

-2000 -2000

250
Shaft Resistance Length b. Sensors 23.2 m
Load (kN) Pile Top Distribution Embedment 19.5 m
0 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 200 Top Area 224.0 cm2
Bottom
0.0 End Bearing Area 1425.6 cm2
150 Top Perimeter 1.51 m

kN/m
Top E-Modulus 206843 MPa
100 Top Spec. Weight 77.3 kN/m3
300.0 RU = 2787 kN Top Wave Spd. 5123 m/s
SF = 1876 kN Overall W.S. 5099 m/s
EB = 911 kN 50
Displacement (mm)

Dy = 20.0 mm Match Quality 7.78

600.0 Dx = 1020.0 mm 0 Top Compr. Stress 132.1 MPa
SET/Bl = 1000.0 mm 0 Max Compr. Stress 146.6 MPa
EB Max Tension Stress -49.61 MPa
700
900.0 Avg. Shaft Quake 1.0 mm
1400 Toe Quake 7.5 mm
Avg. Shaft Smith Dpg. 0.13 s/m
kN

SF Toe Smith Damping 0.95 s/m

2100
1200.0

2800
Pile Force
1500.0 at Ru
3500

CAPWAP(R) 2014-3 Licensed to Aramenco

Trial 9547, Rult= 2786.5 + 0.0 kN W->W

Total CAPWAP Capacity: 2786.5; along Shaft 1875.7; at Toe 910.8 kN

Soil Dist. Depth Ru Force Sum Unit Unit Quake

Sgmnt Below Below in Pile of Resist. Resist.
No. Gages Grade Ru (Depth) (Area)
m m kN kN kN kN/m kPa mm

2786.5
1 5.0 1.3 75.7 2710.8 75.7 58.39 38.62 1.0
2 7.1 3.3 119.6 2591.2 195.3 59.28 39.21 1.0
3 9.1 5.3 184.4 2406.8 379.7 91.41 60.45 1.0
4 11.1 7.3 262.3 2144.5 642.0 130.02 85.99 1.0
5 13.1 9.4 341.0 1803.5 983.0 169.03 111.79 1.0
6 15.1 11.4 341.2 1462.3 1324.2 169.13 111.86 1.0
7 17.1 13.4 217.0 1245.3 1541.2 107.56 71.14 1.0
8 19.2 15.4 83.6 1161.7 1624.8 41.44 27.41 1.0
9 21.2 17.4 194.7 967.0 1819.5 96.51 63.83 1.0
10 23.2 19.5 56.2 910.8 1875.7 27.86 18.42 1.0

Avg. Shaft 187.6 96.42 63.77 1.0

Toe 910.8 6388.89 7.5

Soil Model Parameters/Extensions Shaft Toe

Smith Damping Factor 0.13 0.95

Case Damping Factor 0.26 0.96
Damping Type Sm+Visc Smith
Unloading Quake (% of loading quake) 30 77
Reloading Level (% of Ru) 100 100
Unloading Level (% of Ru) 41
Soil Plug Weight (kN) 0.118

Time* F M W C V TP D TP F MD V MD D MD F BT V BT D BT R ST R D
ms kN kN m/s mm kN m/s mm kN m/s mm kN kN
30.7 3059 1280 3.5 16.92 2929 2.9 11.21 1839 4.3 7.93 2617 957
26.1 -158 -435 -1.0 -0.07 -199 -0.7 0.00 -0 -0.7 0.00 -215 -604
100.1 52 52 0.1 9.96 125 0.0 6.66 560 0.1 5.55 183 45
* Times for maximum force, minimum force and end of analysis.
Peak Velocity Time = 20.57 ms.

DTopNow DTopOld CompNow CompOld Change MQ-Now MQ-Bst No.

mm mm mm mm %
16.9182 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 999.00 7.78 8.43 3612

Blow Count (b/m) Computed based on:

155.22 Average final set
180.10 Pile toe final set
208.93 Max toe displ. - average quake
N/A Residual stress
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H beam pile; Blow: 10 CAPWAP(R) 2014-3
Inco-Labs/Aramenco OP: islam
4000 1600
kN F Msd kN Wup Msd
V*Z Msd Wup Cpt

2000 800

5 105 ms
0 0
18 L/c

-2000 -800
Load (kN) Pile Type: Unknown
0 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 Pile Size:
0.0 CAPWAP Capacity: 2786.5 (kN)
at Toe: 910.8 (kN)
Set at Yield: 20.035 (mm)
300.0
Displacement (mm)

Blow Count(Set): 1 b/m (1000.0 mm)

Length Bl. gage: 23.2 (m)
600.0 Penetration: 19.5 (m) Hammer:
inco:drop hammer
900.0 Rated E: 441.3 (kJ)
Transfered E: 35.3 (kJ)
Max C Stress Top: 132.1 (MPa)
1200.0 Max C Stress Pile: 146.6 (MPa)
Max Ten. Stress: -49.61 (MPa)
1500.0

CAPWAP
kPa
0.0
160.0

4.0
Depth below Grade (m)

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0
Analysis: 22-Feb-2022
APPENDIX C
CALIBRATION
CERTIFICATES