Pile Test Load Selection
Pile Test Load Selection
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Why are piles usually tested to two times design load?
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RE: Pile Test Load Selection
Mike Lambert
RE: Pile Test Load Selection
If a pile load test is considered the "sample" and the double design load represents the mean of the capacity of all piles, then (assuming a normal distribution of pile capacities) the risk of any one pile on the project having a capacity less than the design capacity is statistically very small.