Static load testing

Static load testing refers to a set of testing methods that gradually apply an increasing load to a foundation in multiple increments, without causing any dynamic movements. The purpose of this testing is to evaluate whether the mechanical performance and carrying capacity of the structure being tested aligns with the design criteria. This type of testing is commonly used for pile testing and is the most similar to the loading regime that the completed foundation will experience.From: The Foundation Engineering Handbook [2018], Bayesian estimate of the elastic modulus of concrete box girders from dynamic identification: a statistical framework for the A24 motorway in Italy [2021], Craig’s Soil Mechanics [2019]

Effects of inspection on the reliability of foundation piles

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Published in Frans B.J. Barends, Application of Stress-Wave Theory to Piles, 2022

A. Vrouwenvelder

According to for instance the present draft of the Eurocode (Eurocode no. 7 1991), characteristic values may be found in one of four different ways: by static load testingby calculationby dynamic load testingby pile driving formula

Bayesian estimate of the elastic modulus of concrete box girders from dynamic identification: a statistical framework for the A24 motorway in Italy

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Published in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 2021

Angelo Aloisio, Dag Pasquale Pasca, Rocco Alaggio, Massimo Fragiacomo

Table 1 collects the EM estimated from static load tests and the outcomes of concrete samples. Figure 10 reports the correlations between the EM and the natural frequencies of the first three modes. The values of the EM derive from static load tests and experimental tests on concrete specimens, indicated in Table 1 by ‘Static Tests’ and ‘Concr. Samp’, respectively. Static load testing is used to assess if the mechanical performance and carrying capacity of the tested structure agrees with design criteria. The adopted test load arrangement followed the recommendations of the Italian technical provisions del Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (2018).

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