The Behavior of Large Diameter Instrumented Bored Pile under Axial Loads
Keywords:
In situ test, Sand, Bored pile, Load transferAbstract
The piers of the rail-way and high-way bridges of the New Hindia barrage in IRAQ are
resting on clusters of large diameter bored piles. Verification of design was required to prove
conformity with technical specifications. A test pile of 1.8 m diameter and 17.7 m depth was
employed. The test was further utilized to get better understanding of the behavior of such
kind of pile. The pile was provided with three electrical load cells. The foundation soils are
mostly sand. It was found that the pile was successfully designed and more than two third of
the working load was resisted by shaft friction.
