Handbook on pile load testing
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Abstract
Intended to provide guidance on the principles and practical issues that relate to load testing of bearing piles, and thereby to assist informed decisions about testing requirements on construction projects involving piled foundations. Considers key safety issues and vertical load tests on piles. Describes types of test and appropriate specification. Summarises the requirements for reporting and interpreting load tests.
Subjects
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Special subject areas
- Structural/mechanical factors
- Bearing piles
- Earthworks/foundations/piling/retaining walls
- Loads/stresses
Publisher History
Since 1963 the Federation of Piling Specialists has provided technical guidance to the ground engineering sector.
Information
NBS
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