Pile Load test is the method employed to find out the bearing capacity of the piles. This test is conducted on the piles to be driven at the site. Piles are driven into the soil by using the method as usual used for driving the pile. These piles are loaded with the external static loads of a value near to its failure. The maximum load on the pile at the failure should not be less than 2.5 times the design load and on a working pile it should not be less than 1.5 times the working load.
The safe load of the pile is taken as the smallest of the following:
(i) Two third of the final load which gives a net value of settlement of 6 mm.
(ii) One half of the load at which the total settlement equal to one tenth of the pile diameter is reached.
The load on the pile is applied in increments, initially small and then larger.
The safe load of the pile is taken as the smallest of the following:
(i) Two third of the final load which gives a net value of settlement of 6 mm.
(ii) One half of the load at which the total settlement equal to one tenth of the pile diameter is reached.
The load on the pile is applied in increments, initially small and then larger.
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