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Problem
• Settlement of up to 25 to 50 mm
• Cracks in supported floors
• Work stopped before last 2 floors were constructed
Subsurface ConditionsNew Fill
Alluvial Soils
Residual Soils
Partially Weathered Rock
Diabase Rock10-40 ft 3-12 m
Strain Gauge Configuration
14.4 ft (4.4 m)
10 ft (3 m)
Segment 1
2
3
4
10.9 ft
13.9 ft
16.9 ft
23.4 ft
7 inch, N800.5 inch wall
178 mm, 12.5 mm wall56 kg/mm2 Steel
Strain Gauge
Load Test ResultsCyclic Load Data
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360Load (tons)
Se
ttle
me
nt
(in
)
1070 kN 2140 kN 3210 kN
9 mm
Average Shear Stress vs. Cycle @ 300 ton (2700 kN)(assumes nonmoving pile tip)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cycle
Sh
ear
stre
ss (
tsf)
(kg
/cm
^2)
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4
1150 kPa, 165 psi