Experimental investigation of open and closed ended piles in soft clay

D. A. Gallagher; K. G. Gavin

Experimental investigation of open and closed ended piles in soft clay

D. A. Gallagher^*, K. G. Gavin

^*Corresponding author for this work

Geo-engineering

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The paper presents the results of static tension load tests performed on four closed-ended and one open-ended pile installed at a soft Clay test bed site. The piles sizes ranged from 4m long, 73mm circular steel piles, to 6m long, 250mm square concrete piles. The paper compares the average shaft resistance measured after full and partial equalisation of excess pore pressures set-up during installation, and considers the effect of installation mode, pile type and pile end condition (open or closed ended) on the piles shaft resistance. A number of design approaches from the literature were used to estimate the capacity of the piles at the site. The performance of these is briefly discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Progress in Mechanics of Structures and Materials - Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19
Pages	507-512
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19 - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 29 Nov 2006 → 1 Dec 2006

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Conference	19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Period	29/11/06 → 1/12/06

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Gallagher, DA & Gavin, KG 2007, Experimental investigation of open and closed ended piles in soft clay. in Progress in Mechanics of Structures and Materials - Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19. pp. 507-512, 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19, Christchurch, New Zealand, 29/11/06.

Experimental investigation of open and closed ended piles in soft clay. / Gallagher, D. A.; Gavin, K. G.
Progress in Mechanics of Structures and Materials - Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19. 2007. p. 507-512.

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Experimental investigation of open and closed ended piles in soft clay

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