Objective
The aim of the project is to recommend a more fundamental and rigorous approach to the computation of the ultimate axial load capacity of piled foundations in clay. The proposed load tests are intended to provide information on the validity of existing design criteria for predicting skin friction in clays similar to those found in the North Sea. Associated soil investigations are to provide data on effective stress changes in the soil around a pile during installation, clay reconsolidation and loading of the pile to failure.
No results will be available before the tests completion in Cambridgeshire (overconsolidated clay) and in Shropshire (consolidated clay).
The project consists of two large-scale pile load tests to be performed at onshore locations in clays similar to those encountered by Hydrocarbon installation in the North Sea. One test will be carried out in very strong, heavily over-consolidated clay and the other in stiff, essentially normally-consolidated clay. The piles will be driven, then loaded to failure via hydraulic jacks reacting against an anchored frame. The piles and surrounding soils will be instrumented to monitor their response to pile installation and subsequent static load testing.
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EC24 9BU London
United Kingdom
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