| Author | Fernando, I. C. R. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-92-05 |
| Subject(s) | Piling (Civil engineering)--Testing
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| Note | A thesis study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GT-92-05 |
| Abstract | With the development of modern electronic testing and recording equipment, stress
wave measurements on piles became possible. Today, stress wave measurement or the
dynamic measurement techniques are used extensively to predict, the pile drivability criteria,
the static load capacity, and the stresses generated and any possible damages in piles.
This study is the first attempt at AIT to critically evaluate the theory and the practice of
two of the most popular dynamic measurement techniques presently being used in Bangkok
(CASE and CAPWAPC methods). The static load test data on eighteen piles are concurrently
compared with the results from the use of the CAPWAPC program. Also, CASE
and CAPW APC analysis on additional seventy-four piles are used to obtain direct
correlations between the two methods for a variety of pile types, lengths and tip conditions.
Useful correlations are made (to the benefit of practising geotechnical engineers) in
predicting the static load capacity from the dynamic test measurements. Also, a method
of obtaining the static load settlement curves from CAPWAPC analysis is presented.
Finally, additional information regarding damping factors and typical resistance
distributions in individual soil layers, and a modified guideline for the CAPW APC user
are presented which will reduce the effort and time needed, and to improve the quality of
the use of CAPW APC program in dynamic pile testing. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GT-92-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Balasubramaniam, A.S.;Noppadol Phien-Wej; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bergado, Dennes T.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Federal Republic of Germany; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |